[C38] Hatches

[Steven Ribble]

I'm with Marci on the "one day..." attitude. In the meantime, I'm still
trying to value engineer a solution and I'm thinking about installing a
rectangular deck prism (running fore and aft) in the center of the hatch.
Does anyone have any thoughts or see any issues with this idea?

Steve Ribble
On May 10, 2011 3:10 PM, "Marci Brown" <mb at seafor.us> wrote:
> One day "Checksy" will have a forward hatch that I can see out of without
> opening while in the v-berth! Steve, is there any chance you could post
some
> photos of your boat with this retrofitted hatch installed?
>
> Marci J. Brown
> Winthrop, Massachusetts
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> From: Steve Smolinske [mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 1:30 PM
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: [C38] Hatches
>
> Max,
>
> Here are the photos of the forward hatch modifications. What we did was
> weld a cross support to keep the lens from flexing when stepped on by the
> foredeck crew. I also had a skirt added around the lid that extends to
deck
> level so that we no longer catch sheets under the lid when tacking. The
> aluminum did not weld up that great as the impurities in the casting
caused
> bubbles and voids that are visible, but I wasn't overly concerned as long
as
> it worked. And The powder coater also had a problem with the hatches
> outgassing and leaving a gritty type of look, All in all im happy with
> them, especially since two problems have been solved.
>
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