I recently found some
water marks in the
cabin above the windows. There
was a bolt I had failed to tighten all the way when I removed the
teak rails to
refinish . It was raining today in RI, and after
work I stopped by the
boat (on the hard) to see if the leak was active. Ugh, I could see the
water almost dripping.
The leak will be easily fixed, by tightening bolt and recaulking at
deck. But...
how about the water that has gotten into the balsa
deck in between deck glass and
cabin wall? Is there any way to attempt to dry out this hole?
I'm tempted to leave the bolt out, seal the hole at the top, so that the hole and any wet balsa might dry out. Maybe with very careful application of warm dry air from a hair dryer? I'm worried about tightening the bolt and sealing moisture in there.
Any
advice appreciated.