[C38] waxing and whining

[Richard West]

Hi All,

I waxed the hatch slides on Legacy and it actually caused a new problem.  In
rough seas, the hatch would slide open or closed on it's own.  This is not a
good situation when the hatch slides closed just as you are going below.

Rich West, Legacy, #360, San Diego


On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Paul,
> If you send him a ticket, he' ll be more than happy to go up there and wax
> a couple of boats!!haha.....
> When I removed the hatch, I didn't have to remove the track. I left it
> alone on its place. There is no need to.
>  The dirt in the track will only make it slide easier, but won't avoid the
> wear caused by the friction between the hatch and the deck.
> The teflon tape strips were just around $20.
>
> Max
>
> 2010/4/13 PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca>
>
>> I'm with Charles send up your waxer Max. As for the hatch I find if I hose
>> the channels out on a regular schedual with fresh water the hatch slides
>> much easyier if I don't it binds up. I'm in the process of cleaning and
>> varnishing right now and had not planed on removing the teak at the
>> companion way this year.....However after I remove the traveler , it's only
>> 4 more holes to drill. Well off to the boat to contemplate this new issue.
>>   Paul Impulse
>>
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