Hello sailors,
I've had my first big rain since I bought an early 80s c30 and I have no shortage of leaks to deal with coming from the top side. My biggest concern right now is the upper shroud chainplates (especially the starboard) as it's leaking into the bulkhead. I've never worked with standing rigging so my question is two fold...
Can I undo the upper shrouds (one at a time or both?) with the boat in a fairly active sea slip (wakes come by often and rock the boat)? I need to take these plates off and have them fabricated as I'm quite sure the PO just let this go without attention for some time as I'm expecting crevice corrosion. I have some rotted wood in the starboard bulkhead which I think is repairable without replacing the whole bulkhead. The port is still dry which is positive.
I'm finding all sorts of small leaks that seem to be from old hardware with old bedding coming loose but looks can be deceiving I hear. So are there any tips you Catalina cats could give to tracking down these leaks? I'm going to rebuild all the windows as many leak. Would love to hear from the experienced.
Thank you!
I've had my first big rain since I bought an early 80s c30 and I have no shortage of leaks to deal with coming from the top side. My biggest concern right now is the upper shroud chainplates (especially the starboard) as it's leaking into the bulkhead. I've never worked with standing rigging so my question is two fold...
Can I undo the upper shrouds (one at a time or both?) with the boat in a fairly active sea slip (wakes come by often and rock the boat)? I need to take these plates off and have them fabricated as I'm quite sure the PO just let this go without attention for some time as I'm expecting crevice corrosion. I have some rotted wood in the starboard bulkhead which I think is repairable without replacing the whole bulkhead. The port is still dry which is positive.
I'm finding all sorts of small leaks that seem to be from old hardware with old bedding coming loose but looks can be deceiving I hear. So are there any tips you Catalina cats could give to tracking down these leaks? I'm going to rebuild all the windows as many leak. Would love to hear from the experienced.
Thank you!