Leaking sunroof

[650 bloke]

Hi,I am hoping there is someone that can help/advise: I am cleaning up my Quicksilver 650 weekender for the forthcoming season and have noticed that rain water is getting in through the fully closed sunroof and is leaving the quilted lining and one od the cushions very wet. Does anyone have any repair suggestions please?

 

[Seajet]

You might have more luck on the Motor Boat Forum - it sounds like you will have to remove the hatch, clean off the old sealant from it and the mounting area on the boat then re-bed it on a butyl sealant like Arbomast - google Dortech for supplies.

 

[ghostlymoron]

I agree with Seajet. A quick and dirty repair is unlikely to be successful for long. Best to strip it down and completely re-do.

 

[650 bloke]

You might have more luck on the Motor Boat Forum - it sounds like you will have to remove the hatch, clean off the old sealant from it and the mounting area on the boat then re-bed it on a butyl sealant like Arbomast - google Dortech for supplies.

Thankyou very much! Looking at it today i think it just needs silicone replaced on base of windows and at a joint on the roof.

 

[Concerto]

Silicone would not be my choice of sealant. I would use a butyl rubber based sealant.

 

[wombat88]

A suggestion. Get some 'large black primate tape' and tape the bit you think is leaking. If it doesn't stop leaking peel it off and try somewhere else. When you have identified the actual source of the leak you can then decide what to do. This can save a lot of trial and error (although it is trial and error of sorts) and save a lot of time/hassle.

 

[BrendanS]

Captain Tolley's creeping crack cure

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

Silicone is a perfect example of a cheap and dirty repair, and should be avoided. Captain Tolley's, as far as I can make out, (I stand to be corrected), is liquid silicone.
A marine sealant, or a construction sealant, which is the same thing without the word " marine" in the name, is a better solution.