Leak in wardrobe SO34.2

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Just had 5 days away on the East Coast and found the inside of the wardrobe in the forward cabin to be wet it can only be from washing down the decks when we stopped.

had a quick look but not sure of where to start.

Has any one had the problem before.

The shelf at the top is dry so it's running in from another place.

Also it was dry all winter as well

[MalcolmP]

Hi Paul

It was good to briefly see you in the Deben on Saturday. Your boat looked absolutely stunning, I should have taken a photo, please send some in for the gallery.

I have not had a deck leak, have you fitted any new deck glands at the foot of the mast? My other thought is if she has been level all winter this might be collected water that has appeared as you heeled when sailing? Did you do a taste test?

We has brilliant run back up the coast, trust this weather holds for the next 6 months

Malcolm

[tomina]

Hi there. We have an SO 40. which had a leak into the forward port cupboard. This turned out to be one of the stanshion mountings working slightly loose and allowing water to penetrate through a defective mastic seal. Cure is to lift the offending stanshion (not easy) and rebed on new mastic. With our problem the water track did not show until we found wet shoes in the bottom of the locker and we gently removed the lining to find the route. Hope this helps.
Tomina