Interesting. I think it does depend on what's left in there. I have a Seidelmann 299 (nice fast boat for sale cheap now since buying our C&C 37 last fall) with similar construction. I tightened all the bolts along the toe rails and no more leakage. I would try tightening them. You'll probably need someone to help keep some of the bolts from turning on deck while you tighten from below, or you can get clever and wedge vise grips on a screwdriver bit against the toe rail. Bill Starfire 1985 C&C 37 Stamford, CT
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Richard, > > C&C toerails are usually sealed with butyl rubber. Tightening the bolts > tends to squeeze out the butyl rubber. There's only so much there. > > Like Dwight said, hang a piece of line through the toerail to wick water > out of the low spots. It also reduces the chalk line down the hull. > > I treat mine annually with Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure. I run > several beads down the toerail/deck joint. It wicks into the joint. > Eventually, the stuff will build up and the leakage will diminish. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Richard H. Bernstein <richard.h.bernst...@uvm.edu> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:25 PM > *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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- William D. Hall, Ph.D. 203 653 2886 (o) 617 620 9078 (c) wh...@alum.mit.edu
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