Whats this??

[ronparise]

Im on my "new" 43' 1979 Double Cabin in San Diego. I didnt think it was supposed to rain in Southern California, but yesterday we got rain that reminded me of my home in SW Fla. and I have a leak, dead center in the salon ceiling. There is a 12"x18" "panel, (a patch?) in the headliner here, either that or its access point for something (I dont know what) behind it. The water was dripping from around the edge of this panel


So I removed the panel and heres what I see. a small diameter copper tube, that has been cut, two 12 wires, , cut and taped off, and two holes through the "roof" now filled. Also another cable that passes through to, I assume, feed the two overhead 120 v lights over the dinette and galley


Patching the leak I think will be easy, and Ill just replace the panel I removed to see this stuff, but now Im curious. What was here that needed 12v service and a copper tube? And whats on the other end of that copper tube

Heres a picture of what Im trying to describe

 

[Finalee]

That is where the wires from the mast lights come through. The copper tube tube is a mystery. My old 43 had a small weather station mounted on the mast . All wiring went through those holes.

 

[campbellde]

My '73 38' DCMY had water piped to the windshields for washing with the wipers. I'm not sure how it was piped but it originated from the fresh water supply somewhere and ended up in a copper pipe above each windshield. Maybe that's the copper that has been disconnected?

 

[SeaEric]

My 41 TC has air horns on the cabin top near the mast that is supplied by similar plumbing.

 

[rwappleton]

Our 79 43DC has none of that. Did have a leak thru the headliner. traced it back to the windshield.

 

[dsharp]

Air supply to horn.

 

[ronparise]

Air supply to horn.

That would explain why the horn doesnt work,

Thanks guys

 

[SEVEN]

The copper line is for your air horns. That does not explain your water leak however. Find the source and seal it. Good luck.

 

[drburke]

I didnt think it was supposed to rain in Southern California, but yesterday we got rain...

I lived a long time in SoCal so I am amused when people misquote the Albert Hammond song "It never rains in California.." just as I heard on TV today.

The full line is "It never rains in southern California, ...it pours" meaning loosely "when it rains, it really pours".

This is modified from the old English expression (preceding but quoted) by John Arbuthnot, 1726: "It cannot rain but it pours; or London strow'd with rarities."

Morton cleverly adopted this as a slogan for salt that doesn't clump in humidity.

So it doesn't mean it NEVER rains, it means WHEN it rains you get dumped on, which is the bad luck meaning of the song.

DAN

 

[rwappleton]

Because Inquiring minds want to know. It appears that our boat never had a mast. Was this an option?

Our air horns appear to be factory equipment and are mounted on the fly bridge with plumbing running thru the cable box/tower.