[C38] Head Liner Joining to the deck

[phil]

> I haven't removed my windows yet, so this is mostly in the way of hazzarding a guess.  There is probably a substancial putty joint connecting and fairing the coring where the cabin sides meet the deck and this is acting as a dam. So with any luck, the water isn't getting to your deck.  If it was, I would expect that the screws holding the teak trim in front of the genoa tracks would be weeping.  If water flowed out fairly clear, you probably have a delaminated liner, and the core may be okay.  If it came out looking like coffee grounds, the core is rotten.  If it's the window thats leaking, this is a simple fix since you can get at the source. I'd pull some hardware above the window and poke around to make sure it's not coming in from a grab rail or deck hardware though.  Getting a spung liner stuck back down can be a bear.  You could fill the void with epoxy and pray, but if it doesn't take, you've made the problem worse. I think I'd pull all the windows and bolt long boards together through the open ports to clamp the dickens out of the liner after injecting epoxy. Jamb a few 1x2s across from the other side as well. At least this way, if it comes loose again, you haven't left the next guy a block of epoxy wedging the liner out.  Using a moisture meter to determine the extent of the intrusion would be a real good idea.  I'd be leary of using the hammer method since you suspect delamination already- it could make it worse- hitting a trapped water pocket with a hammer is not a good thing. ( I have a pet theory that sureyors with hammers are one of the chief CAUSES of gelcoat blisters-causing pinhead sized blisters to grow to quarter size every time they whack one. Not that any real alternative exists below the waterline if you have bottom paint.)


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Phil Sweet

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