2400 SCR Aft cabin leaking

[NJSURF]

It rained a good amount the other day and somewhere in the starboard side aft cabin it has a pretty gnarly leak. Half of the bed got soaked and when i lifted up tthe bed the floor was drenched. I noticed a few drops from above but where could it be coming from on the bottom,,,, and the top? Anyone have this? Not an option for summer time.

[seapuppy]

that is more than likely the rub rail.....remove the rubber insert and if you see any screws...remove them and re seal them and reinsert the screws....then run a bead along the top and bottom of the track.....as well as inside the very ctr of the track sealing the rivets you may need to use a heat gun to soften the rubber insert.......use clear silicone sealant.....wipe off any access and that should stop the indoor raining......


it's common..

SP

[NJSURF]

Hmm.. I woulda NEVER thought that! Thank so much!!

[bkgoodman]

If your 2400 is like my 2300 (which is probably is) - it uses rivets, not screws. No idea how you remove and replace those! :-O

I have a similar aft cabin leak - but mine seems less severe, and is a little more prominent on the aft wall. I tried silicone around the window frame - not sure if that worked.

[seapuppy]

well..there are just a few places where they use screws to drill thru the hull to hold the inside trim panels on..they screwl into the back side of the panel to hold it in place........unless it's on the stbd side.....anyway....this is the usual place for leaking that happens all the time on this model boat....mine was also bad around the intake..I sealed up all the corners and seams and then pulled the rub rail as stated...stopped all leaking to the salon midberth......
so..yes there are rivets....but in several locations there are these 2-3" long screws to hold the panels in....

SP

[bkgoodman]

Didn't you (or someone else?) recommended some specific kind of marine sealant to do this?

[seapuppy]

yes....there is some clear silicone sealant that is good to use...it's made by 3m and I recommend that rather than 4200.....

sometimes the 4200 white doesn't match the gel coat where as the clear is better matching....also go to home despot or lowes and get a calk trimmer tool...it is basically a rubber deal that leaves a straight nice clean edge along the top and bottom of the track......
they are less than 10 bucks for the trimming tools.......

SP

[irietime]

I have a 2700 with radar arch and have also found the silicon seal where the arch meets the boat needed to be resealed as I was leakng from there.

[pascavone]

i have a leaking window doing the same thing.

I got the wife below and waiting to feel for water, while i got the garden hose and started soaking the boat from the lowest point first.

So, window first.
then moved up to rub rail.
then moved up to windsheild.

water always flows to daylight, thanks to gravity.

so, before you unscrew any thing, a lot of times its just the window seal, and most people use a calk gun......

[seapuppy]

don't recommend caulking material.....not uv resistant.....definitely check windows too..but the OP said it was coming down the stbd side...no window in the midberth on the stbd side....

so..the only thing it can be on the stbd side is the rub rail......



SP

[NJSURF]

Correct.. just the rub rail.. no port hole on that side.. I did notice today however that the port side cabin window is leaking at the plastic outer ring. May pull it apart in the spring and re seal it with probably some 5200

[seapuppy]

seriously don't recommend using 5200...that's used for binding something permenantly....and is tough to remove if you need to.....so..I'd use 4200 for it.......

SP