Maintenance and Refit
How should deck fittings be bedded and sealed?
Water entering under a deck fitting rots the sandwich core and advances with no sign on the surface. Sealing is therefore structural rather than cosmetic work: the hole should be over-drilled, filled with resin and re-drilled.
Why it works this way
Running silicone around the top postpones the problem; the water still gets in, just more slowly. This is the single most common origin of soft spots found in surveys.
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Serkan Kotel · independent yacht surveyor · IIMS · ABYC · MCA
