Pulling all the headliner out did help nail one minor intermittent leak; whenever we had torrential rain we would get drips of water coming down through the companionway headliner just above the stairs. I had not been able to see where it was getting in from the outside, but with the headliner out it became clear it had to be coming in under the old cockpit instrument locker. A poke with a screwdriver revealed that the caulking under the sill was full of holes which were plugged with black dirt, making it hard to see and letting water seep through when it got really wet. I've dug out all the old caulking and replaced it, so one more off the list.
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| New caulking in. Apart from the squabs, rebuilding the old instrument locker is the last job to do in the cockpit. |
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