leak coming in from my arch?. Where’s it coming from

legacy1

I have a 2006 Rinker 320 and when it rains I have water dripping from the arch where the arch plates are above .
i can’t figure where or how this water is coming in from.. I checked the top of arch where Antenna is attached etc.. and everything seems to be sealed from above?

any ideas?? 

Handymans342

Check cable penetrations 

Cableguy Greg

Mine leaked where the wires came through for the all around light. I sealed it from the top and bottom and the leak is gone. Unfortunately the PO had the same issue and went crazy with silicone sealant. He wasn't the brightest bulb in the pack.

Liberty44140

Yea I had water dripping in from my light plates under the arch. I removed and re caulked everything on top of the arch but the radar, made sure wires coming through were sealed. No more drip. 

sseisen1

same prob w my 05 32 Fiesta Vee. What product did you use - do you recommend I remove all old caulk?

Michael T

The radar leaked on my hard top but I'm pretty sure the dealer's tech installed it - not the factory. It was dripping out my lights too! Not nice to see.

Liberty44140

I happened to have some 3m 4000 and used that to seal my antenna plates, anchor light and wire exits on top of the arch. I used acetone to remove 95% of the previous sealant.

LaRea

Try re-sealing the cable penetrations with butyl tape.  It's a putty that seals to almost anything, stays flexible forever, can be easily removed, and is easy to use.  

For example:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TACKY-TAPE-Window-Door-Vent-Motorhome-Camper-Trailer-Mobile-Home-Butyl-Putty-30/111648111133

Welcome to the forum!

davidbrooks

Mine leaked along the track where the bimini attaches.  I put a little pressure on it and put some silicone caulk behind it so that it just squeezed out a little.  Did the trick.  The water was actually running in and wrapping around the arch to the lowest point.  Was definitely hard to see unless it was actually raining.