[C38] Companionway hatch wear

[Les]

On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 18:01 -0700, 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?
> 
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> 
> Phil Gay
> 
> C38 049 Que Linda
> 
> Everett, WA
I had the same problem on my 22.  My solution was to pop-rivet some
aluminum angle to the sliding top, and add wood strips along the bottom.
On my 38, I have put in teflon furniture sliders to reduce the wear.
Catalina now adds teflon tape, and they may sell some of that to you if
you ask.  But the repair is a real issue on our boats, because the whole
dog house has to be opened up and the top slid out from what I can see.
But Catalina may have a simpler method.

Regards,
Les H