Richard, For several years I thought I had a toe rail leak. CC35-II. Water accumulated in the port locker under the aft seat of the settee. Turned out it was a leak in the slides of the hatch cover, where the slides screw into the coach roof. Rain water would leak down through the screw holes and then run down above the cabin roof liner over to the port side, then down the hull wall into the seat locker. Took that all apart last winter, cleaned things up and reattached it with the butyl tape the list-serve had recommended for seating deck fittings. This completely cured water accumulation in the locker.
You can test directly for a leak in the toe rail by heeling the boat over until the rail is under water. Then taste the water in the locker for salt. Oops! That won't work in Lake Champlain. But you can see if that increases the water in the locker. For me, there was always water after a heavy rain. Maybe try hosing down the hatch cover with lots of water? Eric Cat's Paw C&C 35 Mk II Mattapoisett, MA On Apr 11, 2013, at 6:38 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard > H. Bernstein > Sent: April 11, 2013 7:26 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List toe rail leak > > I'm sure this issue has been beaten to death somewhere, but I'm a > newbie to the list, having moved up from a C&C29 MK1 to a 1984 C&c35. > Readying the new one for launch this spring, I noticed water in the > locker beneath the quarter berth and traced the source to loose deck > joint bolts, I think. As with the 29, water stands against the toe > rail at the aft quarter and it looks like it's getting underneath and > into the cabin. Is fixing this simply a matter of tightening the nuts? > Anyone have any experience, hints, cautions? > ----------------------- > Richard Bernstein > LUNA-C&C 35 > Lake Champlain, Vermont >
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