[C38] Forward hatch

[Max Soto]

Steve, I'll love to see a pic of that skirt... It'll be kinda late for me, because I just painted my frames, and the ones from another one that I'm going to install today. One to replace the one in the head and the other one on the same position, but on the starboard side..... I have a lot of fiberglass to remove today!!
To solve the hatch catching lines, I was planning to make somekind of external frames out of king starboard... They will be bolted on the deck about 1/4" from the hatch perimeter... Any other solution will be appreciated!!!

Regards, 
Max
 

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On Apr 17, 2011, at 23:13, "Steve Smolinske" <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

> Joe,
> 
> Does your main hatch have a cross support in the middle?  Mine does and have not had the cracking problem.  On the two forward hatches though they do flex when stepped on, we actually had one that had just been replaced almost come off during a longer race from all the traffic on it.   I just removed both forward hatches and had a support welded across the middle as well as a skirt around the edge of the top portion of the hatch that extends to the deck so that we won't catch sheets in the middle of the night anymore.  
> 
> Steve
> #312
> Seattle  
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> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Joseph Launie
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Forward hatch
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> Cliff,
>    The later 38's (Macavity is Hull 365 built in 1990 and commissioned in 1991 )and  we have clear plexiglass hatches in main salon, head and forward. I just got back from sailing and will not be back to the boat until next sunday but will try and find the part number. They are Bomar I believe. They make the boat much lighter below. One thing - you have to educate your crew to keep their fat feet off the hatch. My main salon m hatch is cracked - again. This makes about the 3rd or 4th time I have replaced it.Joe Launie/Macavity
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> On 4/17/2011 1:09 PM, Cliff Hunter wrote: 
> 
> Fellow 38er's.  Has anyone tried to replace the forward hatch with the glass hatch that they make for the 36?  I've measured for it...and it appears to be compatible.  
> Cliff Hunter
> AVATRICE  #259
> Portland, Or
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