Caulking a centreplate case?
The forward part of our plate case goes up to the deckhead and so most of it is above the waterline. It appears to be made from teak planks which are just closely butted together - you obviously cannot caulk it conventionally from the wet side as that is in the slot. On the odd occasions we get some water on deck (or when I tip some down the slot to loosen the mud) there are leaks into the boat from a couple of the above waterline joints. As one side is my daughters cabin this is obviously a very serious problem indeed!
Last winter I pressed a stand or two of cotton into one of the more obvious leaks, puttied it up and painted. It looks good, can't see the joint but you can see the water weeping through the paint if some is poured down the slot.
Any ideas on the correct way to fix it?
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