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

[Andrew T. Jessup]

I had that hatch on our boat for over 15 years, worked extremely 
well.

Andrew T Jessup
Chairman 
Jessup Auto Plaza

Cadillac-Buick-GMC-Chevrolet
Cathedral City Auto Center
760.328.9999 Office

> On May 25, 2021, at 6:48 AM, Craig Sailor6147 <sailor6147 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> I used a large automotive door/window gasket
> 
> From: Listserve <listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> on behalf of Charles Finn <Charles at finn.ws>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 8:43 AM
> To: listserve at catalina38.org <listserve at catalina38.org>
> 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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> >> Cambridge, MA, 02140
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