Sitting here with "Turismo" (the occassional Mexican malaise) looking thru
old Baba emails and discovered this unanswered one.
We found a product at an RV store which is used to waterproof RV windows. It
resembles clay, stays malleable, and does a great job of sealing large
openings, is easy to remove, and is reusable. Comes in a roll, the layers
are about 3/4" wide and 1/4" thick, with a paper-foil separation. Sorry I
don't have a brand name or manufacturer, the roll didn't come with one but
it seems to be a staple item with "land yachts". We took the plunge and
invested about $4 in this stuff, and it's great. We use it to fill the gaps
in our icebox left from holes for wiring and freon tubes. We haven't used
our shower for years (no, you wags out there, we don't smell, we shower in
the cockpit when at anchor or underway) but it should work just fine for
that application, since in this imperfect world one needs to remove and
service those hoses. (The shower is now - surprise - dedicated to storage.)
As for the shower seat: ours is made of teak strips, originally screwed down
with bungs covering the screws. We drilled out the bungs and replaced the
(now) somewhat beat-up wood screws with new wood screws, left the screws
recessed in their holes but "exposed", and can remove the several strips in
about 3 minutes with a phillips screwdriver (or in about twenty seconds with
a cordless drill and phillips bit if those are handy) to service the
thru-hulls. We found it handy to indentify each strip by number - magic
marker on the back - to help in reinstalling, since each strip seems to be a
unique length. Didn't need to modify all of the strips - only about six -
for good access.
Michael & Elizabeth
S/V Cambria

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