[C38] Forward hatch leaks, Victory at Sea

[Rick Swensson]

Wow, Don.  You have reached enlightenment!  But I bet you know what I'm talkin' about.

Rick
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: D. R. Strong 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [C38] Forward hatch leaks, Victory at Sea


  We have not attempted to replace the original hatch; it's cold up here and the hatch is opened only a couple of times a year. The leak problem was solved by new gaskets and very severe tightening of the dogs. We are dry up forward even in Victory at Sea conditions (I can hear the music from that black and white series of my youth!).
  Don



  Rick Swensson wrote: 
Ditto for "Rascal"; easy to install the plexiglass hatch (drill holes for
the hinges carefully) and it really increases the light in the V-berth but
the problem is getting a good seal.  I kept the original black foam seal in
place on the deck and added a "stick-on" foam seal around the hatch itself.
With "Victory at Sea" waves on the bow it still leaks though.  I would do it
again however and not go through the complex process of trying to fit a
"real" hatch like Lewmar.

Rick Swensson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Steinkraus" <Navion at Charter.net>
To: <glenn at easternyachtri.com>; "Catalina 38 Listserve"
<listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [C38] Forward hatch replacement??


  If you talking about the V-berth hatch, I replaced outs with a Smoked
plexiglass hatch that is available for our boats and am happy with it.

Craig
"Wings" C-38  #280


----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn 401 855 4355" <glenn at easternyachtri.com>
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:05 PM
Subject: [C38] Forward hatch replacement??


    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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