NorthChannel
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I have a couple of dumb questions. I have owned my 382 one season and am still feeling my way around. My previous boat did not have bulwarks and did not have a headliner (Alberg 30). Anyway, I have a leak down that runs down the inside of the hull about a foot back from the edge of the quarter berth. Now I know water can travel a long way, but it looks like the most likely culprit is either the stanchion which is mounted into the bulwark, the stanchion support directly into the deck, the deck drain, or the fuel or water fills. Perhaps the fixed port, but I think I could see that.
Any way, my headliner has screws that appear to hold it up in places where there is no trim to do the function. A couple of questions:
One, is it pretty easy to drop the headliner under the side decks to see where the intrusion is?
Also, to rebed the hardware, I assume that once the headliner is dropped there is access to the backing plates and bolts. Is this correct?
Finally, are the bulwarks solid and the stanchions just screwed in or is there a hollow cavity up there with backing plates and bolts for the stanchions? Would seem to me that this should be the case.
Any wisdom or experience would be appreciated.
Brian Zinser
Any way, my headliner has screws that appear to hold it up in places where there is no trim to do the function. A couple of questions:
One, is it pretty easy to drop the headliner under the side decks to see where the intrusion is?
Also, to rebed the hardware, I assume that once the headliner is dropped there is access to the backing plates and bolts. Is this correct?
Finally, are the bulwarks solid and the stanchions just screwed in or is there a hollow cavity up there with backing plates and bolts for the stanchions? Would seem to me that this should be the case.
Any wisdom or experience would be appreciated.
Brian Zinser