I am a licensed plumber - you would be very surprised how determined water is at getting “up” into things using the right wind angle, etc.
/John > On May 20, 2021, at 1:56 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I got a Klein moisture meter from Amazon and decided to give it a go. Plenty > of areas I thought might have high readings did not. Most of the deck seems > to be in the 1%-6% range. The one area with a high reading is not near any > penetrations, I cannot figure it out. Forward of the mast and aft of the > forward hatch there is an area about 1 or 2 square feet that reads high > enough to peg the meter at 40%! The wet area does not extend to either the > mast or the hatch, it does not seem to come from either one. The deck does > not feel obviously mushy either, it just looks crazed in that spot. The only > real way to feel anything different is in the cabin, the liner seems detached > if you press up on it. This is basically in the passageway forward around the > hanging locker. > > Now the question is what next? Do I cut the deck off from above or repair > from below? My feeling is working from above will be 100 times easier until > the very last step of making the deck look not cup apart at the end. I still > have no idea how water could get there except possibly the vents that are > over the head and hanging locker. The original dorades put in before we got > the boat were very poorly done, I had to do a lot of sealing and filling with > epoxy when I put the solar vents in. It would require water to run uphill and > aft though???? > > Joe > Coquina > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
