Sealine F37 cabin leak

[F33Man]

We are arrived on Friday for an overnight stay on the boat. Once inside the cabin i noticed at the end of the U shaped seating area a large damp spot in the fabric. After closer inspection it seems water has come into the interior through a channel behind the lower helm seat then seeped into the fabric. Around the window area on the same side as where the water is coming into the boat you can see drips of water seeping out of the window frame where the leather wall lining meets the frame.

Yesterday after further inspection I noticed the seal for the electric window has a finger width gap where it seems some silicone is missing. I didn't have any black silicone on me so I placed tape over this area in the hope of ilimanating this area. This morning the issue is no where near as bad however the window is still building up with water, it looks like this may be due to condensation - interestingly the windows on the opposite side of the boat are not suffering from condensation. The previous owner of the boat never used a top cover however we have now fitted one to the fly bridge area so it could be the seals are perished somewhere - this might be an incorrect judgement as the boat was built in 2008!

I have managed to open up a hole to poke my hand through a cavity behind the window area. Placing my hand inside the cavity I can feel a draft on my hand. The cavity is behind the lower window area.

My gut feeling is the condensation is causing part of the problem as the windows are soaked. We don't want the interior to get damaged so any pointers would be great to help resolve this mystery whilst we are on board. Also, does any know the company that supplied the seals for Sealine boats and are they still available?

 

[F33Man]

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Electric window seal

 

[rafiki_]

If the root cause of the water is condensation, do you have a dehumidifier? This will dry everything out. If the root cause is the window seal, then probably best to look at the Sealine Forum.

 

[F33Man]

Thanks rafiki for the reply, good idea, I have now hooked up the dehumidifier before I left the boat a few hours ago. I will place a post on the sealine forum

If the root cause of the water is condensation, do you have a dehumidifier? This will dry everything out. If the root cause is the window seal, then probably best to look at the Sealine Forum.

 

[rafiki_]

Thanks rafiki for the reply, good idea, I have now hooked up the dehumidifier before I left the boat a few hours ago. I will place a post on the sealine forum

OK, good luck. These things can be annoying. I have now turned my dehumidifier off while we are off the boat, and will use it when we are on board for another couple of weeks.

 

[DavidJ]

There was a thread on the Sealine forum over the last couple of weeks giving the suppliers of window seals (Nick Seabridge was one) and it appears to be a not too difficult job from what people say.

Just found the link, it's:
http://sealineforum.co.uk/t6574-replacing-windscreen-seals-on-s37

 

[halcyon]

There was a thread on the Sealine forum over the last couple of weeks giving the suppliers of window seals (Nick Seabridge was one) and it appears to be a not too difficult job from what people say.

Also Phil Hutchins Brit Boat Parts, worth a chat with him on the problem, http://www.britboatparts.com

Brian

 

[clare.dunk1@gmail.com]

Hello. I have a question about this I also have the same problem and cannot find the leak anywhere did you have any luck finding and fixing it? Ours is also 2008 I wonder if we bought your boat caledonia princess??

 

[volvopaul]

Hello. I have a question about this I also have the same problem and cannot find the leak anywhere did you have any luck finding and fixing it? Ours is also 2008 I wonder if we bought your boat caledonia princess??

I used to look after F33 mans boat the F37 , when it was sold it was bought by a Dane . So no not Caledonia Princess as far as I’m aware .

 

[clare.dunk1@gmail.com]

Ah ok. So did you manage to fix the leak? So far we have windows taped up trying to solve it but was hoping you may have known the answer.