[C38] Forward hatch replacement??

[robcornelsen at yahoo.com]

We have a dodger with side panels that extends almost to the main winches - no problems with water entering the cabin - water still runs down the high side and enters the rear of the cockpit - anyone else have a fix for this?

Rob
#223

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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Finn <charles at finn.ws>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:05:47 
To: <tdtron at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve<listserve at catalina38.org>
Subject: Re: [C38] Forward hatch replacement??

Speaking of waves and water.  I really hate it when in heavy seas that 
waves wash up and end up following the main hatch slides back to flow 
into the cabin.  This is especially frustrating when I am sitting on the 
pilot berth, try to do navigation things! 
Does anyone have a solution?

Chuck Finn
Might Quinn 

Tom T. wrote:
> My forward hatch was the original opaque fiberglass hatch that was gloomy
> and dark below decks but having our boat in sunny Florida, dark wasn't all
> bad
>
> My problem was like Charles Finn talked about.  When in heavy weather,
> there was no way to seal the forward hatch from blue water coming in over
> the bow.
>
> We carried a couple of  pressure treated 2x4's with us for as fender boards
> for docking but found that under heavy seas, the boards could double for
> another use.
>
> We used one of the 2x4 wood fender boards with ropes tied to each end and
> we tied this board across the foredeck just forward of the hatch and with
> another piece of rope tied to the middle going to the bow which bent the
> board forward in the center.  The board was now flexed downward to the toe
> rails on either side as well as flexed forward in the center.
>
> This board became a fairly good splash deflector making most of the water
> on the foredeck run to the sides and not forcefully into the hatch.
>
> Simple but very effective and easy to step over when going forward.  In
> really heavy waves, this board even mitigated blue water coming over the
> cabin top drenching the cockpit by taking most of the energy out of the
> wave before it got to the hatch or cabin top.  We still got some water in
> the forward hatch but not the drenchings like before mounting the
> fenderboard splash deflector.  I probably should have used both boards
> since I had two of them but in 12' breaking seas, I got really uninterested
> in staying on the foredeck any longer than necessary.
>
> Tom Troncalli
>
>
>   
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Charles Finn <charles at finn.ws>
>> To: <glenn at easternyachtri.com>; Catalina 38 Listserve
>>     
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>> Date: 3/17/2010 9:55:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C38] Forward hatch replacement??
>>
>> My problem with our hatch was it leaves the forward area of our boat in 
>> the dark.  Once my wife "discovered" other boats had smoked plexiglass 
>> hatches forward... this became a priority!  I purchased a piece of 
>> smoked plexiglass, cut out the bulk of the hatch and used that as a form 
>> to heat and mold the cut plexi.  I then routed a shoulder in the hatch 
>> and set the glass.  The result is light in the forward berth and the 
>> ability to see the weather from the comfort of a warm berth!
>> I have stepped, sat, even fell on the hatch, resulting only in scratches 
>> which are pretty easy to remove.  So, I have not had a problem with 
>> strength.  My problem has been leaking!  I tried all sorts of solutions 
>> and always tended to end up with a wet berth in heavy weather with waves 
>> over the bow (just when you need your sleep).  I finally ordered the 
>> hatch gasket from Catalina Direct, but gluing it in and having it stay 
>> is an ongoing process.
>> I have looked through all my photos and do not have one of the hatch.  I 
>> will take some when I next visit, but that is over a month away.
>>
>> Chuck Finn
>> Mighty Quinn #114
>> Great Lakes
>>
>> Glenn 401 855 4355 wrote:
>>     
>>> I am interested to know if anyone has ever replaced their FBG forward 
>>> hatch with a more robust, rectangular, standard Lewmar hatch or 
>>> equivalent?
>>> I would LOVE to make a switch to a 25x25" hatch even though I know 
>>> this would require some significant work.
>>> Hence, if anyone has such an experience, I would love to learn before 
>>> I move forward.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Glenn
>>> POIA #13
>>>
>>>
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