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Alexander Cole



Mold under the cockpit sole and in the bilge & lazarette?

2019-04-22; 15:46:58 EDT

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2016-04-25

Posts: 206

My 2002 has no visible glass modifications.   It only had water in the
lazarette when the backyard boatyard (i.e. myself) got careless with the
pressure washer.  No water made it into the bilge with a couple inches in
the lazarette.    When the cockpit drains were plugged by sabotaging birds
the cockpit held a couple inches of water and the bilge was full to the CB
cap.  The lazarette was dry.    I think water was entering the cabin from
the CB pennant tube since the companionway step was wet.  I tore out the
plywood cockpit sole (no rubber blocks were found) and step.   The CB tube
had somehow trapped a gelatinous mass of composting bird nest that formed a
self sealing plug and allowed free movement of the pennant or even a length
of wire 'snake'.   Stan might study this as an all natural perpetually
reforming gasket for future projects.   

Despite all my efforts, I have never smelled mold.   

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