Bertram33 User Forum

I'm thinking you may be right about the fly bridge. I removed the curtains recently to have the zippers replaced and soon after started noticing the water issue. We have a week of dry weather in the forecast so I guess some more caulking, this time on the fly bridge, is in my future. I'm also puttin...

Gentlemen, I am very vexed. We've had about 1/2 inch of rain and I've got my useful couple of pints of fresh rainwater under each engine again. Caulking the bulkhead trim had absolutely no effect and I can clearly see the drips coming in along the forward edge of engine room rear bulkhead. I assumed...

I bought the boat from Burr Yacht Sales in Edgewater. So far I really like the 330s. I had our local dealer go through everything (exchangers, after-coolers, sea water pumps, etc.) so I would have a good baseline on maintenance. I'll remove everything myself next time but the engines are still under...

I'm using Life Caulk. It bonds well to teak and I've had good luck with it. I'll have this finished by Friday and if it rains over the weekend then I'll have my first test. When I cleaned the rest of the old caulk out it was in pretty bad shape. Frank, I tapped out the whole bulkhead and it was soli...

Actually I probably am the guy. I had just looked at a Slane restored 36 Hatteras right before I looked at Jim's boat and it kind of skewed my expectations. By the time I figured out the deal was actually pretty good it was too late in the season to make a run all the way down to NC. Ended up with a...

Well I have the SB side under the panel fixed. I cleaned all the caulk along the bottom of the bulkhead after removing the trim strip. I keep looking at the small gap between the teak and the bulkhead and my brain keeps saying inject that gap with West system and quit screwing around with caulk. Ups...

I recently read something concerning the way some exterior grade plywood is waterproofed and how the coating prevents good long term adhesion of resin. First couple of years all is well and then here comes the water again. Hard to believe but if I was taking the time, as you are, then I would use ma...

I just went back down to the boat and tapped out the bulkhead again. I am convinced the plywood is still good inside. The teak at the bottom does have a pronounced curve to it and it is serving as a little gutter to direct the water to port and starboard. As dumb as it sounds a couple of small holes...

Charlie, I'm noticing that on mine (the lack of runoff because of the shape of the teak). My bulkhead actually sounds and feels sound right now. My runoff is directed port and starboard more than straight down behind the trim, and is actually running down into the bilge through the wiring holes. Any...

After spending some time on the boat today things may be better than I thought. With a flashlight, a couple of gallons of water, and my wife's help I determined the water flow. It is actually running off the teak the forms the trim for the bulkhead, under a fiberglass panel and down through the wiri...

Hi, I'm new to this board but guys at THT said this was the place to get the help I need. I recently bought a 1986 35 and one of the survey issues was leaks around the salon bulkhead. Engines were replaced in 2007 and I think they did a poor job of sealing everything up. During a hard rain you can s...