Over the years between wear and tear and various instrument/wiring (mis) adventures, my sliding hatch has, I think, lost the guides that kept it in line as it slides over the fixed port light just forward and below it. (Excuse my lack of nautical terms please.)
Anyway, and more importantly, this sliding hatch now leaks like a sieve when it rains and it is 'closed'--that is slid aft to the vertical hatch board. Since whatever used to be there to both guide the sliding hatch and direct water away has long since disappeared, I am at a loss on both what to add as guides and where they should attach, etc. It looks like the entire fiberglass 'cover' over both the sliding hatch and fixed port light needs removed in order to replace these 'guides', and this cover is attached with what looks like a 100 screws. Before I begin this disassembly, I'd like to know what was likely in place for these guides and what to replace them with and where to attach them. I do not think the guides were part of the sliding hatch itself but were attached to the boards (port and starboard) that the hatch slides on. Any guidance from the list would be helpful. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36XL/kcb Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
