Thanks for the great info. I know it is the frame to deck seal as I had the Admiral direct a hose at various places and watched when the water came in from below. I will try tightening up the screws - assuming they are not frozen to the aluminum frame.
I do wonder if I used the correct diameter gasket. Although advised by Tony at Select Plastic, I am using quite a bit of force to pull down the lense in order to engage the latches. Maybe a few more spacers will help Joel, what material did you use and how did you cut the round corners? I should tackle this next year -- Jonathan On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:20, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote: > Replacing the lense is not hard. Did the head and am about to do the other 2 > hatches. > > Joel > 35/3 > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:18 AM, John and Maryann Read > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jonathan > > Had the same issue with ours many moons ago. The springs put a fair amount > of torque on the frame pulling it up which eventually breaks the seal. If > you have the OEM hatch it is most likely the Atkins and Hoyle. It is held > in by short stainless screws that grab the fiberglass and is sealed with > butyl strip. As a first fix, try tightening the aft edge screws just a tad > while the hatch is open. Close hatch, run water and check for leak. You > also might have a leak with the glass. Try running electrical tape over the > aft seal edge. Run water and check. If you need to remove the hatch, just > remove the screws, use a putty knife to break the butyl seal, clean > thoroughly with turpentine or mineral spirits, use new butyl strip and > reattach. Do not recommend sealers like 4200, sika flex, etc due to the > movement of hatch versus hull and torquing action of springs > > If the glass seal is lacking, suggest you use tape for now and this winter > remove the hatch and have Select Plastics rebuild > > http://www.selectplastics.com/ > > Best of luck > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Indigo > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 9:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Leaking forehatch 35Iii > > Just replaced the gasket hoping that would address the leak. Was devasted to > find when washing the boat water was still entering the forepeak. > Subsequently traced the location of the leak to be at the aft end of the > hatch casement(?) between the aluminum and the deck. Since there is a > headliner in the forepeak there does not seem to be an easy way to remove / > rebels the hatch. Any advice on removing the hatch / headliner will be > greatly appreciated > > Jonathan > Indigo - 35III > Southport CT > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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