[C38] Removing Compainway Hatch?

[david at dlrfilms.com]

Damn!

A friend of mine just built a very nice, not hard to make and not
expensive hard dodger for his CAL34 and I thought it would be nice to have
something similar for our upcoming trip.

Or maybe if we have inclimate weather I'll just plan on making my crew
stand watch with the boards in and the hatch closed and I'll nap until the
weather gets better.

Got my tiller mounted. I love the way it opens up the cockpit! Now to see
how it links up with the Aries!

> Nope........
>
> There is no easier way. You will have to remove the wood trim on both
> sides
> and then remove the turtle, which is also bolted to the deck. If you are
> going to disassenble it, you might want to buy teflon tape from Catalina
> and
> put it on the deck slides. This will result in a lot less wear!
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Max
>
> 2009/9/10 <david at dlrfilms.com>
>
>> I've got a project in the works that would be made considerably easier
>> if
>> I could get the companionway hatch out of the way.
>>
>> I poked and prodded and tried to figure out if there wasn't a lip that
>> it
>> had to lift over, then started to look at the wood trim that captures it
>> in place and runs up along the turtle, started to think about taking it
>> all apart and then though, "Wait. Why don't you post a note to your
>> fellow
>> C38 owner and see if there's a better/easier way."
>>
>> So, is there a clever trick for getting the hatch off with out tearing
>> the
>> boat half apart?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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>
>
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> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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