Unless your hood is different than mine, all it does is keep rain and waves from getting in between the slider and forward part of the companionway, and protect and hide the tracks and slider. I think you want it open all along the bottom, or the water won't be able to drain properly. I think what you are asking is simply how to tighten up the screw holes? If so, what I did on mine was to ream out the holes a little with my handy Dremel tool and an eighth inch rasp. Then I inserted some SS helicoils, I think #10 NC, put a little vaseline on the screws, screwed them in the helicoils so I could remove them, and bedded them in the holes with thickened West System epoxy. Worked like a charm.
Bill Coleman C&C 39 -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Michael Crombie via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 10:41 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Companionway hood A couple of the screws are loose on my companionway hood, so I am planning on removing it and giving it a good cleaning (and cleaning the gunk underneath it). What type of sealant should i put into the screwholes when I put it back on? 4200? Silicon? Any advice would be appreciated. There seemed to be quite the debate a few years ago about whether to seal the entire underside or not. Mine only appears to have sealant around the screws and i don't have any leaks (at least not around the companionway!) , so I'll probably stick with that method. Thanks, Mike Atacama C&C 33 Mk II Toronto Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
