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Ah yes, the wonders of a "completed project."

Reminds me of the door in the V berth that rattles underway... small wedge of "something" fixes it every time.

Did notice a gobi project yesterday... left by the PO.

Take a look at the image below. The near Dorade box had been leaking in the last heavy rains... the top is a bit proud over the sides, and there was a gap all around where the top meets the sides of the box. So I figured OK, no problem, a bit of RTV ought to keep that watertight in the next rain.

Then today I was trying to remove the "patina" from that Dorade, and as I washed off the "Spotless Stainless" the Dorade came loose from the box, and I gazed down the hole right into the cabin. I thought to myself "where is the water barrier that is supposed to be in the box... ?" So I went to the other Dorade and unscrewed it and looked in... only then did I realize the truth.

Oh, the barrier is there... but see if you can figure out what the problem is... check out the photo.

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