Leaks everywhere

Ron Smith

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Aug 3, 2019
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Jensen Beach , Florida
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1990 Sea Ray 420 Sundancer
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Cummins
I have a question I am a live aboard on a 1990 sea ray 420 sundancer. I am very new to boating . In Florida right now we are getting a torrential all day rain storm. All of my hatches are leaking , one window and my anchor chain lock is leaking awful, wetting my mattress. I have caulked the hatches . I will caulk again, any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
 
I have a question I am a live aboard on a 1990 sea ray 420 sundancer. I am very new to boating . In Florida right now we are getting a torrential all day rain storm. All of my hatches are leaking , one window and my anchor chain lock is leaking awful, wetting my mattress. I have caulked the hatches . I will caulk again, any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
I would start by pulling each hatch one at a time re bedding them. you may even need to replace the cover gasket
 
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Your boat is old and with age the bedding on all things fails. Boats are made like a shoe box. The upper area above the rub rail fits into the hull. 10 years ago with the help of a friend we spent a long weekend replacing all the sealant at the rub rail.To do this you need to remove the stainless steel cover and the black rubber then gouge out all the calking between the hull and the top half of the boat then replace it with a good marine sealant not Big Box Store Silicon. I replaced all the screw as I felt it was easier than worrying about the heads stripping when I put it all back together. We did it when the boat was on land. I see no reason you can not do it at a slip. I think we used a case of sealant.
 
Check anchor locker drain, that is most likely clogged. Also check the caulking of the glass on the hatches. I chased one of those for days and found it was the glass.
 
Your boat is old and with age the bedding on all things fails. Boats are made like a shoe box. The upper area above the rub rail fits into the hull. 10 years ago with the help of a friend we spent a long weekend replacing all the sealant at the rub rail.To do this you need to remove the stainless steel cover and the black rubber then gouge out all the calking between the hull and the top half of the boat then replace it with a good marine sealant not Big Box Store Silicon. I replaced all the screw as I felt it was easier than worrying about the heads stripping when I put it all back together. We did it when the boat was on land. I see no reason you can not do it at a slip. I think we used a case of sealant.
 

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