...and the most obvious, outside water rain/wash may be be leaking in the cabin through the main hatch.
In other words, it may not be coming from the drain pipe.
Same problem in my 2001 280SD. Have read water source is commonly from leakage around the port side porthole. Look for staining below the porthole, behind the dinette. Also could be coming from the air conditioner unit drip pan. Finally, bilge water from engine room leaking forward from drain...
In performing the repairs on my hatch, I noticed that as the softer, factory supplied lower sliding balls and upper sliding blocks become worn, they lose height, which throws the hatch geometry off kilter, and causes the hatch rubbing and scratching problem that has been described in the above...
There are holes in the lower track for seven screws. The middle screw in not accessible in either the open or closed hatch position. The three starboard screws are reached with the hatch closed. The three port screws are accessed with the hatch in the open position. Fortunately the middle...
I was able to replace the lower track slider balls and end-caps without drilling holes into the hull. I did drill larger hatch holes in the lower door itself, to replace the inadequate sea ray screws with three thru-bolts and nylon lock-nuts. On my 280DA, the starboard lower track hull screws...
Many thanks to Enchanted Billy and kbdozz. I am a new member, and found your post on Utube which lead me to this club. My lower door track came off 2 years ago and I have been manhandling the hatch ever since. The local Sea Ray dealer quoted a many thousand dollar repair. I also must repair the...