It's baacckk!

Willhound

I sealed my port lights 2 seasons ago and have enjoyed a dry cabin ever since. Until today. Sigh....
We had torrential rains this past week as the remnants of that hurricane came through. When my bare feet hit the carpet at the bottom of the cabin steps it squished. Soaked. Also down the side of the galley cabinet and the front corner of the aft mattress. And on the starboard side the combing next to the head wall is also soaked. I suspect the windshield on the port side and the rub rail on the starboard based on where the wet areas are. Will also re-seal the port lights while I'm at it. To be fair the boat is 20 years old.

Handymans342

It never ends bro

mattie

Our basement got it too. That was a crazy amount of rain on Monday.

Dream_Inn

We got almost 6 inches of rain in Annapolis.  20 miles away got 10 inches.  I'll be at the boat tonight.  I had my isinglass off and my other black leather stuff up.  My son works at the marina and said everything looked ok.

Willhound

Handymans342 said:

It never ends bro

Yep. I've never owned a boat that was completely dry. But then, I've never owned a new boat either.....

Handymans342

We had 3 inches of rain last night in 1.5 hours. RV, bone dry. Just sayin. 

Willhound

Handymans342 said:

We had 3 inches of rain last night in 1.5 hours. RV, bone dry. Just sayin. 

Happy that's the case. Well built. And I hope it keeps up. Depends how long you keep it. I deal all day long with RVs, trailers etc. that eventually leak. Only difference is that boats can leak from down and up. RV's top down.
Having said that, our eventual plan is an RV for retirement.  But...i'll still own a boat.😎 

Handymans342

Willhound said:

Handymans342 said:

We had 3 inches of rain last night in 1.5 hours. RV, bone dry. Just sayin. 

Happy that's the case. Well built. And I hope it keeps up. Depends how long you keep it. I deal all day long with RVs, trailers etc. that eventually leak. Only difference is that boats can leak from down and up. RV's top down.
Having said that, our eventual plan is an RV for retirement.  But...i'll still own a boat.😎 

Willhound said:

Handymans342 said:

We had 3 inches of rain last night in 1.5 hours. RV, bone dry. Just sayin. 

Happy that's the case. Well built. And I hope it keeps up. Depends how long you keep it. I deal all day long with RVs, trailers etc. that eventually leak. Only difference is that boats can leak from down and up. RV's top down.
Having said that, our eventual plan is an RV for retirement.  But...i'll still own a boat.😎 

Me too but my boat will not have any carpet 

Willhound

Me too. My brother bought a place on Tierra Verde last year and was investigating someone to renovate it when Covid hit. Has a lift and we're looking at a Centre Console with vinyl floor.

Cableguy Greg

If the port lights are good, check where the bow rail meets the deck and the nav lights. My 280 was leaking at a location where the bow rail and nav light are inches apart. I chased that leak for a few months. When I found it, sealed it, and now I am dry. 

Willhound

Yeah, I'm a little worried about the rail mounts. I really don't want to have to cut the headliner to access the nuts. I might try just running a head around the top side and hope for the best. (Yeah, I know....)
Will do the trim rings and rub rail also. Can't do my windshield until I source out some new rubber trim. I know you guys in th US source it from Taylormade but a tad bit more problematic here in Canuckistan.

YYZRC

I just ordered new windshield gasket from Taylor Made. It was $65 USD all in including shipping. $25 for the gasket and the rest for shipping and “handling” 

Willhound

I've seen a few CDN online marine retailers with it. Just have to check the profile.

MarkB

Are you sure you just didn't get a tonne of water in the cockpit that overflowed into the cabin. The rain WAS INSANE.  I've never seen that much rain in my backyard in such a short period.  We had 2" in less than 1 hour ... 3" total.  Really, it was crazy, so it wouldn't be a surprise if that little drain in front of the cabin door just wasn't cutting it.

Willhound

Yeah. Im sure. The main leak was up high. I can track the water as it came in behind the galley cabinet and ran towards the aft bunk and then down to the cabin sole in front of the stairs. And the other side is up high by the storage shelf/combing that runs along the v-berth. No biggie. That's what 4000UV and fans and anti-mildew sprays are for. I'm in an open slip. Rain happens.

Michael T

Windshield.

Willhound

Michael T said:

Windshield.

I'm thinking that also. At least on port side. Starboard is too far forward, I'm thinking rub rail on that side. Will do all anyway. No time until Tuesday.

Michael T

I removed the windshield on a brand NEW Rinker because of leaks. I believe I posted the results here. In short EMBARRASSING: loose screws, drilled holes with NO screws, screws that had been broken off. I spent a day with a dealer tech removing ALL the screws and rebedding them (4200 not 5200) and hand tightening them the last few turns. NO more mid cabin leaks. Good luck!

aero3113

When I first bought my 330 the mid bilge had a lot of water in it. I vacuumed it all out. I sealed the windshield screws, and a lot of other areas. It’s been bone dry since.

J3ff

Michael T said:

I removed the windshield on a brand NEW Rinker because of leaks. I believe I posted the results here. In short EMBARRASSING: loose screws, drilled holes with NO screws, screws that had been broken off. I spent a day with a dealer tech removing ALL the screws and rebedding them (4200 not 5200) and hand tightening them the last few turns. NO more mid cabin leaks. Good luck!

So it IS a rinker problem. I felt like that had to be the case here. I've owned other boats and I have friends with lots of other boats, I've NEVER heard of top side leaks from other boats unless the owner decided to mess with it in modificational ways.