David, I had similar problem. As it was not structural I cut out the bad wood
and glued in a piece of ordinary plywood. I then re-veneered with teak. You can
buy very thin paper backed teak veneer at specialty hardwood suppliers.
Fred Hazzard
C 44
S/V Fury
Portland Or
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Thanks for all the ideas. I am not so concerned about the leak (if there still
is one). I should be able to see if water is coming in there using a hose in
the spring. My concern is more how and whether to fix the damage. It is
certainly cosmetic, not structural, so not a big worry, and it
Hi David,
Your problem looks cosmetic but you may have rot caused by fungus. Checkout
this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P9Br1DoL_A
The first thing is to stop water, then spray with Concrobium fungicide spray
from Home Depot, then repair.
Chuck
> On 01/10/2021 12:14 PM CHARLES
On my 35-2, heavy rain blowing against the hatchboards has caused a bit of
water to leak at the corner joints at the bottom edge, where the U channel
pieces are joined. I have left a sheet of plastic covering the hatch for
the winter storm season until I can re-seal things to prevent any damage.
Hi David,
Never saw that before but suspect water leaked through the gap between your
slider and drop boards. Some kind of bug may be eating the teak. Have you
observed any strange mites or spiders in that area?
I'd spray with a good bug spray for insects, cut away any loose stuff, treat
1st, of course, you must find the source of the leak which may take 2 sets of
eyes--inside and out.
Just a guess but I would check the base of the companionway 'slides' on that
side as the source of the leak--may take time, lots of water with hatch closed,
etc. as it is when you leave the
