Have you ever replaced the seal? They dry out and lose flexibility after 25 years!  Wind driven rain or just heavy rain can work its way in over the  hardened seal.  I prefer Go Westy's skylight seal, the bead is smaller than the others I've seen, and fits and seals well.  GW is having a leap day sale Monday with 10% off.  You'll want to add something to make the shipping more reasonable.  Code is LEAP2016 (case sensitive).

Just let it dry out, the moisture isn't going to hurt anything.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Bjorkman
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 9:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Skylight surprise

 It is pretty chuckle-able, and a new one to me.

Dave B.

On 02/27/16, JordanVw@aol.com wrote:

uhhhhhhhhhh pop the top and it will drain out?
LOL sorry.. just have to chuckle at some questions :)

In a message dated 2/27/2016 11:33:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET writes:

Hi
 All;
Bumped into something I've not encountered before. My skylight  leaked the other night during some wild weather here in the Northeast.
 My skylight open/close mechanism filled with water. It drips out on  acceleration and when the knob is turned. Can anyone tell me how to  easily open that box to dry it out? If evaporation is the key, will  anything corrode in there, or is it all plastic? This is my first  Vanagon with a skylight, and I replaced the seal a couple of years ago when it  dripped, but apparently not enough to fill the mechanism. Kinda  disappointing to have it leaky so soon.

Dave
B.