Hi All
I have just discovered an issue that has been a while building.
The Owners
cabin shower area is poorly sealed.
The timber insert in the floor of the vanity area is "sealed" with a
sealant around the edges but this is clearly not adequate.
Water has been getting down past the Sika seal and collecting in a gutter around the outside of the F/G insert module. This gutter conveniently distributes the
water all the way around the ply panel allowing the water to get to all the edges! When it is full the water will start oozing between the Ply panel and the f/g insert module. At this stage you will see it as a wet brown stain.
I generally only check the low point in the
bilge for water so I only discovered this when the musty smell became noticeable.
Now for the "good" news - the ply panel is glued down to the f/g. It took a lot of
work with a "hobby" knife blade and a sharpened hacksaw blade to cut through the glue underneath. The edge
sealant was quite easily removed, possibly because it had not been applied that well!
We managed to
lift the floor panel without having to remove the s/steel floor joint or
shower screen panels but it was a close thing and they should really be removed making it a much bigger job.
I did have to remove the shower door and vanity cupboard door.
Unless they have done a much better job with the sealant on your Lucia this is likely to develop as an issue. Water squeezing out from under the floor insert is the first sign but by then there is a whole lot more water under the floor!
Some pics attached.