Recent content by jfibla

Interior fixed After securing the cowl vent leak. I fixed the interior to past splendor.

Leak fixed After smoothing with fiberglass and resin all the corners and joints on the starboard dorade and tool box, the leak is fixed. However when I drill a small hole for dorade drain the leak show again. I drill after testing for no leaks one small hole on the pointed arrow (joined...

I founded the leak coming from starboard dorade The leak is coming 85% from starboard dorade and 15% from central box. Following recomendations from these pages I am going to seal with fiberglass and resin the complete interior of dorade and tool box. To be continued.

I traced the problem on these pages and two different ideas are commented as origin of the problem. Dorade Vents / Handrails, and always on starboard. Tom Trimmer (on 12/22/2000) used epoxy to seal the inside of the dorades and storage box. However, he commented also that the problem was not...

Results Finally the weather allow to finish the job.

Making progress I removed the securing ring aft of the roller. It was a stress point. It was not bolted tight through the deck and the wood reinforcement under was wet damaged. I drill holes at the end of the cracks. I open the cracks, ground it, and apply stepped layers of fiberglass. I...

Thanks and conclusions Keith Parcells - Find the end of the crack and drill a hole there before epoxying the crack. No problem Keith Parcells - when at anchor you can tie a dock line to the anchor rode with a rolling hitch, tie off that line to the port cleat, bring...

More panoramic photos added. The crack on the starboard starts on the anchor plate. But the crack on the board side starts far from the anchor plate.

Sunflower - E35-3 - Hull 154. Just bought. Any ideas about what cause the cracks and/or best way to fix?