Re: Hull/Deck Joint
Wonko, just wondering here.. is the deck and hull joint currently seperated? or you are just commenting that it appears that it has been and they only put screws back in every 2' (however there are holes every 4"-6", ie. there are extra holes) is the "stripe" you are refering to a rub rail (usually a flexible rubber/plastic strip set into an aluminum "channel") or just a painted stripe and the lip is the hull-deck joint? if it is a rub rail, have you removed it? There *is* a slight possibility (should be a likelyhood) that there are additional screws under the rub rail, which means that even though it may appear on the outside the screw spacing is only every 2', it could actually be less than that. The best way to check if this is true is to see if you can look from inside the boat, under the "gunnels" to see if there are additional screws.<br /><br />to further add to the joint sealing issue, to seal it properly, you should seperate the joint -remove the rub rail and any screws holding the joint together, spread the joint apart (I did it a section at a time) clean the joint thoroughly and then inject sealant into the open joint, let it set back closed and then rescrew the deck joint and put the rub rail back on (if it had one -if not, you may want to put one on)
