Captain Quest
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Well the 340 is out of the water sitting on blocks & stands for 5 very long months. She ran without a hitch for the last half of of the summer as thats as long as we have owned her. The worst thing with it has been water leaks & believe me they have been challenging. After asking on this forum some suggestions were made so I went around with some 3M clear & sealed up where the horns were mounted, along the bottom edge of the windshield, around the stanchion screws, the front port hole windows & a few other places. At that point much of it seemed to be under control until !.....clearing out the closet on the port side I started feeling around & the wall side material & carpet were soaked, checked the starboard side storage cabinet & that was wet, carpet & sides too.
Seems the point of entry on the port side is at the deck hull seam, either running down from the side window or the rub rail. Just received today 18ft of new window flocking ordered from "Taylor Made". Think over the winter I will take out both side windows, reinstall & reseal them at the same time putting in the new flocking(I know...cut holes for the drain channels)
I have also done quite a bit of research on rub rail sealing & here is my question along with info people have given me. It seems to be not a good idea to seal the edges of the rub rail & also unnecessary as I am told that water can not get in that way & can only run down behind the screw heads. So I am left with removing the screws, sealing the threads & putting them back in. I went to the boat today & did about 100 of them with 3M 5200 sealant / caulking. Now I am having second thoughts based on more reading that maybe the rub rail should be removed & the deck hull joints should be checked & sealed. I am at this point a little confused if I have done the right or wrong thing so far & would appreciate some input, thank you
Seems the point of entry on the port side is at the deck hull seam, either running down from the side window or the rub rail. Just received today 18ft of new window flocking ordered from "Taylor Made". Think over the winter I will take out both side windows, reinstall & reseal them at the same time putting in the new flocking(I know...cut holes for the drain channels)
I have also done quite a bit of research on rub rail sealing & here is my question along with info people have given me. It seems to be not a good idea to seal the edges of the rub rail & also unnecessary as I am told that water can not get in that way & can only run down behind the screw heads. So I am left with removing the screws, sealing the threads & putting them back in. I went to the boat today & did about 100 of them with 3M 5200 sealant / caulking. Now I am having second thoughts based on more reading that maybe the rub rail should be removed & the deck hull joints should be checked & sealed. I am at this point a little confused if I have done the right or wrong thing so far & would appreciate some input, thank you