BTW: my big leak was the keel-lift winch mounting bolts. Some <dirty word>
engineer drilled oversized holes to east a line-up problem during
installation, with the result that in even a little rain the storage locker
in the transom would fill up.
Hope this helps,
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19#804, Aripeka, Fl
>The worst leak by far was the sternlight. Water was literally pouring in.
>I've got a couple ideas on how to seal it up, but it has always annoyed me,
>because it sticks up in an otherwise smooth part of the decking above the
>transom, and its metal housing gets very hot when in use, and people tend
to
>burn themselves when coming up the boarding ladder after a late night swim.
>
>I'm trying to think of a good place to relocate it. The sternlights that
>mount flush against the transom seem like a decent way to go, because it
>will be far less susceptible to leaks (the transom stays relatively dry
when
>it rains), and less likely for someone to grab at it and get burnt. But I'm
>afraid that with the boarding ladder, rudder, and motor there, it will be
>shaded even worse than it is now.
>
>Any thoughts?