[Rhodes22-list] Leaking front windows.

[Todd Tavares]

My first guess would be the seals around the edge of the screen inserts.

Todd T.

On Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:47 PM Larry W <62himis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Sailors,
>
> I was getting water into the cabin while Serenity was on the trailer in my
> driveway . Using a garden hose found the front two windows were leaking.  I
> removed them. The foam seals around the windows looked in good shape. They
> are in one piece and not rotted. The screws holding the window in seemed a
> bit loose.
>
> What is the preferred method to fix this?
>
> I was thinking of slicing the foam seals from screw hole to screw hole and
> removing the outside section. Then running a bead of 3M Marine adhesive
> sealant 5200 about the thickness of the foam seal around the
> perimeter where I removed the foam seal.
>
> What are the two "U shaped reliefs" for along the bottom edge of the window
> opening?
>
> Larry Willis
> Serenity
> 1990 Rhodes22
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