Thanks for the information. I just dug out the old rotted wood and soaked
the remaining wall in penetrating epoxy. Then, filled it in with west
systems and painted it all. For the hoses thru the wall problem, I just
re-routed the hoses so they all head in a downward direction from the head
into the shower so water won't follow the hoses into the head area. Seems
to work OK so far. The seat I just rebuilt until back the way it was
originall, leaving the real work until next time. I'd like to make it
hinged and latched so I can lift it when I need access to the valves. We
will need something to do while spendng time in paradise.

On 11/10/06, Michael Kramer <svcambria@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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Scott & Debbie
S/V Debra Lee
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