22 May 2011
Larry was right! We should have re-installed the Ports before leaving.
While in the anchorage of Portobello, we thought it best to address the Ports before going into rain country (Bocas in the summer). We spent 3 days working on the Portside Ports. Removing, cleaning and digging out the wooden core between the outer deck and inner lining, we were pleasantly surprised. Most ports showed little sign of water penetration. Once we cleared the wood core that surrounded each porthole, we filled the void with West system and reinstalling the 5 portside Ports (windows) with new caulking (this time we used 3M 101 - bought in Grenada and 3M 4000 which is all we could find here in Panama City). We have to do the rest before...oops too late it’s raining cats and dogs... May 28th..We’ll have to wait for the next break in the weather.