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

[Vassili Valayannopoulos]

Thank you Max and all for your insights. Max this looks like a black
rubber gasket that is 1" tall and 1/2" for the rounded portion. I saw
it on CD's website and they seem to recommend using this in boats that
have a groove in the deck flange surrounding the hatch.
The groove on my boat is pretty large to fit the gasket. My initial
plan was to place the gasket to tape the neoprene gasket on top of the
hatch opening and close the hatch on its sticky side so that it
creates a seal between the hatch and the elevated part of the opening.
How are you planning to use your rubber gasket? Also others who have
installed a rubber one what was the height of the gasket you used?
What seems clear from your responses is that I need at least an 1"
thickness to fill the side gap.

Thanks again for your help!
Vassili

Vassili Valayannopoulos
Sailing on "Naftaki"
Cambridge, MA



On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 9:47 PM Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This s a brand new gasket from CD.
>
> Max Soto A.
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
> On May 25, 2021, at 07:48, Craig Sailor6147 <sailor6147 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I used a large automotive door/window gasket
>
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> From: Listserve <listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> on behalf of Charles Finn <Charles at finn.ws>
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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:
> >>
> >> 
> >> 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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