Using shower gets water under sink

[Navigator's Son]

I have a 2017 R25SC. When I use the shower, water gets into the cabinet under the sink. It does not appear to be from water splashing up into the slats, but rather somehow getting in behind the top ridge of the teak door, even though it appears there is no gap between the door and the trim. I'm guessing maybe a gasket should have been installed here?

Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Eric R]

We have a C28 and always get water under the sink, and some in the v-berth due to a poor seal, when using the shower.


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[knotflying]

I assume your issue is only when taking a shower. This would eliminate the possibility of a leak at the connections. We never had this issue on our 27. The shower is a bit larger though. Applying a thin gasket may help at the top behind the door lip, but then you may have a problem with the door latching properly. Changing the latch to a positive latching device other then magnetic, may help. Perhaps something like this https://www.boatoutfitters.com/square-push-button-boat-cabinet-latch

 

[BB marine]

Our C26 head bulkheads (walls) were not sealed completely. Water would run down the wood walls and leak around the aluminum brackets holding the wall in place and a couple of locations never sealed. The wood to shower base was sealed (silicone) but a few places were missed and the the brackets were never sealed. I removed the screws( brackets to wall), opened the gap up slightly to work sealant behind the brackets and applied sealant to the screws and reinstalled. I also resealed the complete head. So far there is no more leaking or water migration into the unsealed end grains of the bulkhead walls.


Brackets and screws lacking sealant



Sealant missing water would leak


Sealant missing water run-in down wood head wall would leak
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[Navigator's Son]

I assume your issue is only when taking a shower. This would eliminate the possibility of a leak at the connections[/url]

Correct. I have used the sink for nearly a year before my first use as a shower. The last time I prepared to take a shower a draped a towel over the opening. It prevented most of the water from getting inside, but some still got through.

I'm looking into a way to make a shower curtain that I can drop down from inside the sink behind the cabinet and let it drape out the bottom front of the wall to keep that area dry.

Curious if anyone else had water get in there, what they did to keep it dry