Our cabin sole near the mast step and the transition between from the main cabin to the vee birth is getting damaged by water running down the mast.? I know this topic will never end but I wanted to pass on? a quick fix for the? root cause of the problem and a question on solution.? When I bought our boat in 2010 it had water damage around the mast step but? not catastrophic, The sole was wet on the underside and getting some delamination.? I removed the mast step, scrapped out wet wood and then applied epoxy on the underside of the sole.? Very messy job.? The problem has come back.? My mast drain is clear.? What i didn't realize until now is that when the boat is heeled, sailing or just high wind at the dock, water weeps out of the side where the mast sits on the step.? I? sealed this with the very sticky tape that is used for heat shrink covers.? Leaked has stopped!.? Sole is drying out.
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The sole looks fine but I know underneath it is not.? I was thinking of cutting out the section? that has been damaged and then glassing the underside or just saturate it with resin.? Then reinstall it with some trim teak trim to cover the seams.? Has anybody tried this?? ?Any thoughts on how to? make neat cuts?
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Boat is launched and ready to sail? Mid lake water temp is 38F!? But the ice is gone.
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Cheers!
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Bob
S42 Vitesse? Lake Ontario
Bob Fields