I had a constant problem with a companionway hatch leaking. Over the years, I would track down, fix, and find new leaks. The leak varied on rate or duration of rain, or wind directions and strength. Inspired by Dennis' canvas companionway hatch cover on Touche, I made my own and have not had a companionway leak since. It was a good little learning project which has turned into a huge success.
Here is the link to my blog page: https://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/2019/01/fabricating-companionway-canvas-cover.html - Paul E. 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Apr 14, 2020, at 9:59 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:43:16 +0000 > From: Rob Ball <r...@edsonintl.com <mailto:r...@edsonintl.com>> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 171, Issue 50 > Message-ID: <f1feebcd-6f31-4ad2-8032-3d1b70dee...@edsonintl.com > <mailto:f1feebcd-6f31-4ad2-8032-3d1b70dee...@edsonintl.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have had the same sliding hatch leaks. Those ?tracks? indeed hold water in > that cavity outboard. If they are gone, the water can overflow that much > easier. > I actually added height to the sliding tracks with a strip of wood. > Also my boat was floating bow down so that cavity forward of the hatch > opening collected water but wouldn?t drain aft into the cockpit. I moved my > anchor and chain out of the anchor locker to under the cockpit to change the > fore-and-aft trim to help. > Rob Ball. C&C 34
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