[C38] Companionway hatch wear

[Charles]

Phil,
I took this hatch off when I stripped / painted my deck two years ago. 
If your hatch is like mine, I also have wear in the middle of the hatch 
where the slide wear allows that area to rub as well. My call at the 
time was the flanges had not worn too far, but I considered attaching 
teflon to the flange. They sell teflon slides for boat trailers at Bass 
Pro Shops, Cabela's, etc. and cost about $25. I think I recall a product 
called "sylk slides." I was going to cut them down and rivet them to the 
flange, but I ran out of time.

Charles Finn
Mighty Quinn #114
Saratoga Springs, NY

Phil Gay wrote:
>
> Companionway hatch wear has to be a common problem to some extent to 
> all Catalinas. Sand has entered the well in our deck that the hatch 
> side flanges ride on and worn both the well surface and, more 
> noticeably, the flanges of the hatch. Our hatch flanges are little 
> more than 1/16” thick now.
>
> Has anyone tried to restore the material that has been lost? What sort 
> of fiberglass technique worked best?
>
> Phil Gay
>
> C38 049 Que Linda
>
> Everett, WA
>
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