Leak in saloon ceiling

[Guest]

I have just discovered a leak in the saloon ceiling, port side, draining down the wooden bulkhead over the stove. Origin not apparent-- any experience oput there? hull #286

[Posted by: David Frizell
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[Guest]

We have not had that problem (#106) and have not heard of anything similar in the PNW fleet. And we get a lot of rain here, so I think if this were a common problem we would know! <grin>

[Posted by: tom_n
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[milt]

We found the same problem after winter layup last year. Still looking for the source of the leak. Hull #78

[Guest]

One possiblility... For units with refrigeration, you may experience condensation of the refrigeration lines on the port side aft of the ice box. The lines run from the ice box to the cooling unit located in the back of the lazarette (approx under the wheel). The factory doesn't really insulate these lines and only puts them in this flexible plastic tube with a slit running through the middle of it. It looks like a wire organizer... Anyway, condensation and/or ice forms on the refrigeration lines inside this wire organizer which runs though the galley cupboards and behind the headliner in the aft berth... Colder ice box settings seem to make this problem worse... If your leak mysterious disappears when you have not been using refrigeration unit for awhile, this may be your problem... Unfortunately, I'm not aware of a solution...

Aventura - # 263

[Posted by: Pete Corpstein
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[Guest]

We had that problem on hull 264 after rain and found the hatch slider moulding was not sealed underneath. It can be unscrewed and from memory it was the screwholes that were not sealed.
Good luck 264 - Sweet Chariot

[Posted by: Ray Entwistle
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[dave]

We think we have found the problem. The window is too small for the opening and the caulk was not cured. Water was penetrating behind the vinyl ceiling liner.