Saturday, 17th May
Moored just past Kings Sutton lock, only 2 other boats nearby. A lovely gentle day cruising and the weather has been glorious, hot and sunny.
Our shower drain has been leaking gently, creating puddles under the floor, and we thought we had cleverly fixed it with a rather Heath Robinson approach using what we had on board; silicone and PTFE tape. It seemed to work for one evening, but tonight after showering, we realised it had broken its seal again and most of the soapy water had leaked under the shower floor! Another couple of hours of scrabbling about in the tiniest of spaces with your hands in the bathroom cupboard and contorted to reach under the floor, trying to line up the drain pipe fitting with the plug hole trap and screw and we have admitted defeat. We cannot understand why the screw now no longer appears long enough to hold the 2 components together above and below the floor, when we have not altered the thickness of the sealants. What is it about these sorts of jobs that they become so difficult? All we need is a rubber seal and a suitable screw. Pete says we will go to a hardware shop and they will say, oh yes we have just the right fitting but the only screw that fits is 4foot long, will that be OK? !
Anyway, I suppose we can continue to shower provided we are prepared to mop up all the water afterwards, not a great idea.
Moored just past Kings Sutton lock, only 2 other boats nearby. A lovely gentle day cruising and the weather has been glorious, hot and sunny.
Our shower drain has been leaking gently, creating puddles under the floor, and we thought we had cleverly fixed it with a rather Heath Robinson approach using what we had on board; silicone and PTFE tape. It seemed to work for one evening, but tonight after showering, we realised it had broken its seal again and most of the soapy water had leaked under the shower floor! Another couple of hours of scrabbling about in the tiniest of spaces with your hands in the bathroom cupboard and contorted to reach under the floor, trying to line up the drain pipe fitting with the plug hole trap and screw and we have admitted defeat. We cannot understand why the screw now no longer appears long enough to hold the 2 components together above and below the floor, when we have not altered the thickness of the sealants. What is it about these sorts of jobs that they become so difficult? All we need is a rubber seal and a suitable screw. Pete says we will go to a hardware shop and they will say, oh yes we have just the right fitting but the only screw that fits is 4foot long, will that be OK? !
Anyway, I suppose we can continue to shower provided we are prepared to mop up all the water afterwards, not a great idea.
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