Damn! I just finished a project replacing/re-bedding all the Dorade guard-rail bases and the port and starboard dorade drain tubes. Two months later (Seattle rainy season) I have a new leak. Unless the plastic dorade unit itself is cracked (which I can't see from below), I fear the leak's source may be the mast collar, which lies only a few inches aft.
The plywood core in the vicinity of the dorade has several curving-kerfs cut into it, so the water may be following the kerf-cuts from the mast to the dorade. You can see the soaked plywood in the picture below.
Anyone else experience this? Will I have to pull the mast if it's a mast collar leak?
The plywood core in the vicinity of the dorade has several curving-kerfs cut into it, so the water may be following the kerf-cuts from the mast to the dorade. You can see the soaked plywood in the picture below.
Anyone else experience this? Will I have to pull the mast if it's a mast collar leak?
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