After doing the jib car tracks, we knew these would eventually have to be done as well. While adding the new portlights we discovered a fairly significant leak on the starboard side that we were 99% certain was coming from the staysail track. So we pulled off the interior trim to access it, removed the track, cored the holes, plugged them with epoxy, drilled new holes through the epoxy plugs, and remounted the track using 3M 4200 UV for a sealant.
When we drilled and cored the new holes it was easy to look at the fresh, wonderful balsa core and see that the track hadn’t been leaking (the port track, on the other hand, showed some minor signs of leaking). So we were wrong about the source of the leak and now we have to pull something else off the deck.
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