[C38] V-Berth hatch from cruising concepts and gasket

[Craig Sailor6147]

I used a large automotive door/window gasket

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Subject: Re: [C38] V-Berth hatch from cruising concepts and gasket

I installed one several years ago after first making one by building a
special furnace and molding the lexan to the old hatch.  That worked
well and I love the light in the vee birth as well as the rest of the
boat.   It did take a large gasket which I believe I got from Defender.

What a change this makes in our boats!

Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn
Lake Superior

On 5/24/2021 11:31 PM, Max soto wrote:
> I haven’t installed that hatch, but the original gasket is way larger than 1/4”. If you have a gap, even on the sides, water will get in if a wave splashes the forward deck.
> The gasket came with the hatch, or you bought it somewhere else?
> Regards,
>
> Max Soto A.
> C38 Estancia
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
>> On May 24, 2021, at 19:57, Vassili Valayannopoulos <vassilival.boston at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello fellow C-38 owners. I just purchased my C-38 in the Boston area and getting her ready to sail again. Today I was planning to replace the v-berth hatch by a clear polycarbonate one that I purchased from cruising concepts. The hatch fits well in the hatch opening but the sides are curved and when I installed the new gasket (neoprene 1/4”thick) following the instructions from the YouTube video, I found that there is a half an inch gap mainly on the starboard side (a bit less on the port side. I am afraid that this will let water in the v-berth. Has anyone done a similar installation? Did you encounter the same issue and has anyone come up with a fix?
>> Many thanks in advance!
>>
>> Vassili sailing on “Naftaki”
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