I found some water in the cabin. I thought it was a hatch water leak. First
leak I've had since I bought the Potter. After swimming with the grand kids
and the wife doing some clean up work, I noticed there was more water in the
cabin.
I crawled into the quarterberth and found that the epoxied fitting attached
to the through the transom fitting had come loose. I thought the fitting
through the transom was one piece. It wasn't. The 1 inch epoxied extension
had come unglued. I nearly did also. After messing about in two hardware
stores in a local small town I was able to rig a temporary fix.
What do you have to do to remove the fitting that goes through the transom
and replace it with a longer one? Is this a difficult job for an
inexperienced person. It would seem better to use a straight hose to connect
the two fittings (bottom of cockpit to transom) instead of going through an L
shaped connector fitting provided you can use a reinforced piece of tubing.
Wouldn't want it to collapse and form a pinch point. Any thoughts?
If you ever have the chance, the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson are
wonderful places for a week end visit. Snorkeling at Looe Key was a blast as
well.
Bob Kalisz
P-19, #844
Frankfort, Ky.