[C320-list] Forward Hatch Gasket

[Jeffrey Hare]

I can vouch for that technique.  The rubber seems to have shrunk some and
pulls away from the corners.  We tuck the rubber into the corners and it
stops the leaks.

Would like to replace the gasket sometime though.

-JeffH 

-----Original Message-----
From: bruceheyman at cox.net [mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net] 
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:13 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Forward Hatch Gasket

Bert,
One of our friends that used to be on this list and are now cruising the
Caribbean on their C320 had the same leakage problems many of us do.  He
fixed it by noticing that the gasket was not making good contact in the
corners.  He said he fixed the problem by stretching the coroners of the
gasket about a 1/4" and then gluing them in place.

We are on a two week cruise on Somerset now so I took a look at ours and
sure enough you can see in one of the coroners there is no indentation
indicating no mating contact.  This is probably where my leak is coming
from.

Happy New Year (Bon Ani) to everyone from Somerset currently in Long Beach,
Bruce Somerset #671 SoCal

---- Dave Anderer <danderer at udel.edu> wrote: 
> Not sure if you mean a gasket between the (fixed) lower hatch frame 
> and the deck, or between the fixed and movable parts of the hatch.
> 
> If the latter, I replaced mine last year.  Bought 10' of gasket (p/n
> p2000-25) from pompanette.com.  I really needed only around 8' or 9' 
> but wanted to play it safe.
> 
> Dave
> Meanderer II #642
> 
> BAdams3491 at aol.com wrote:
> > My original Bomar forward hatch has developed a consistent leak 
> > around the base...as if the gasket has shrunk and will not stay 
> > where it should be to keep  the rain out.  I cannot get to the boat 
> > for a while to check, does anybody know the model number or exact 
> > measurements of that hatch so I can order a gasket?  I've been on 
> > the Bomar web site...there are too many hatches to attempt to guess as
to which is ours.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Bert
> > At Ease
> > #442
> >
> >   
>