Cap rail

After the rain we were reminded that we still have a few leaks in the cap rail. We were not sure of where they were. It was a fairly dry summer as usual (ok wetter than most) but it was a light rainy summer, meaning when it rained it was light and did not accumulate much. So we were not bother by the leaking cap rail and were busy with other projects.

 So we started looking at the section that still leaks.

 Debbie has re-calked the entire cap rail but the stern. Inside and outside.

The part she started on was compromised I think by bad weather and possibly the product we used and the learning curve.

We started with Life Caulk on the inside but then switched to 3M 101 I think it was or 3M 4000 UV.

Any way we know more now and are going to remove the winch and the furler cleat we just replaced and pull out the caulking we did. The clean real good and re-caulk it with 3M 4000 UV.

Debbie in the port lazerett, you can see some leaking on top

 The winches have been upgraded by the PO and they are large. You can where the SS nuts look like new.

We will remove the winches and take them home where we will service them.

Also notice the fill and drill of the cleat bolt holes

You can see that the winches have been upgraded to a larger size 

Also moved slightly inboard

Looking aft

Aft

We have stopped most all the cap rail leaks and some of the water marks are old. We need to paint over them to see any new ones. Also need to silicone some dams in areas to isolate the leaking.