Post 42 hull #3. The return

Yes it does

You lucky b..... (LOL)

Hi,

On our 46, 1980, I found a 1-1/4 inch dia area, between the front glass and the frame on the Starboard and Port side of the house.
This was down low near the bottom of the glass and as far forward as could be.
It appeared that during manufacture, there was no glass at all in these two spots.
They were not a perfect circle but more of a rough area that simply got overlooked during manufacture.
This area allowed water to get directly to the mahogany structure that supports the front around what, on my boat, was the windshield.
It is the very area your picture shows above in post # 48 except on the outside of the glass, but, inside the structure, if that makes sense.

I never had any leaks into the boat and never knew the holes were there until it was discovered during some repairs that we undertook.

The water entered these holes over many years and ran down towards the catwalk. The water then traveled aft under the windows at the catwalk elevation..
Along this path, the water came into contact with the balsa coring that makes up the sides of the cabin.
The balsa wicked the water up towards the windows.
The actual window track was sealed and in good condition.
The mahogany beneath the windows was still good.
Most of the coring under the windows on both sides was shot and needed replacement. This coring was more dry the further up the cabin sides we went and was completely dry at the point right under the lumber that supports the windows, thank goodness.

I'm not airing my troubles but suggesting that others might look in this area, especially if you still have the 3 piece sliders. It seemed odd that it was almost the same place on both sides and mostly the same results on both sides. 30 some years of water intrusion and, although a mess, could have been much much worse.

Break Out Another Thousand........

what year did Post change to no wood in the house?
if ever?
I know I have a cored deck, but I don't know if the house has any wood or core

RT, I don't know if they ever went with no wood at all in the house.

As for mine, the structure is Mahogany anywhere there was need for strength.
That includes up behind the aft of the windows and across the top of the bulkhead. These are tied together.
All along under the windows, which supports the wooden race that the windows sit in.
The pillars that support the front of the house.

I also had some intrusion on the bridge deck, which did not make it's way into the bulkhead lumber, thank goodness.

Another interesting thing on the 1980 was that the coring on the aft portion of the bridge was like a sandwich.
Starting at the bottom there was glass then a balsa layer, then another layer of glass and another layer of balsa then the top layer of glass.
I had some issues there too, mostly from the helm chair back towards the trailing edge of the bridge deck.

Once again, at this area, the core was ruined but the Mahogany structure was in really good shape.

75 and early 76 were wood. Late 76 into 77 full fiberglass. The only Mahogany I found in my 77 is under the windows. There is Balsa in the rest.