[Rhodes22-list] Seam line name

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Chuy,
It does sound like a leak behind the rub rail at the hull to deck joint.  My old boat had the same problem.  You can fix as suggested.  I took the lazy way out and just caulked above and below the rub rail with a flexible caulk and went back out on the water.  Worked just fine. - Rob

Rob Lowe


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Chuy:

I assume that you are you talking about the hull- deck join? If so the leak will only occur when healing or taking a large wave. The "simplest" solution is to remove the sealant in the join and force new sealant in. Easier said than done. I have used a small wedge to open the join a bit to allow more sealant in. It is important to remove all of the old sealant or the new sealant will not hold for long. Important, but also virtually impossible so do you best. I have done this several times over 20 years so that might give you some idea of the permanence. 

Picking the right sealant is important and also a matter that can lead to great debates. If you use sealant like 3M 5200 or equivalent you will never get it out again. For hull-deck joins that is usually desirable because of the strength and, if you are putting it on fibreglass that has no silicone trace, want to be permanent. In this case I would anticipate that you might want to redo this fix in the future and would be inclined to use 3M 4200 or equivalent. I would be interested to hear from others on this point.

Ultimately, because I was doing a major reconstruction and had gutted the entire cabin, I decided to glass the entire join on the inside. That seals it up "permanently" and gives the hull considerably less flex at the joint which I assume is a good thing.  To do that I had to remove the rub rail and the rivets and screws along the join as you don't want to be glassing around these obstacles. When I reach that stage in my reconstruction I will add bolts along the join before replacing the rub rail. If that doesn't fix the leak once and for all, I give up.



Graham 


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Hi All,
  Have a leak in my Rhodes 22.  I think most of the water is coming from the seam where the top skin and bottom skin are joined.  First what is that seam called?  Second, any ideas on how to repair it?

Thanks,
Chuy
Rhodes 22, After-Math
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