[C320-list] Water Heater ... Hatch leak

[Lamar Desmond]

$40 + shipping for the 33' roll
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|6880|6881|320590&id=834176 

Lamar

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:01 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water Heater ... Hatch leak

The Bomar tape is definitely the way to go.  I struggled with this issue
  a few years ago, and found that I just couldn't get a good watertight seal
with caulks due to the sloppy job that Catalina had done fitting the hatch
at the factory.  The tape solved the problem and was easy to use.  It's
expensive when you buy it from Bomar, however.  I didn't know that the Bomar
tape was available anywhere else.  What did Defender charge you?  Were you
able to purchase less than the 30' that Bomar sells?

Lamar Desmond wrote:
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> .....
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> 4) Front vberth hatch leaks from around the frame whenever we take 
> water over the bow. The hatch part that opens doesn't leak, but it 
> seems to not be bedded properly.
> 
> Jeff I've had a similar leak in the V-Birth hatch. I just got the 
> Bomar mounting tape from Defender (#900061) and today I re-bed the 
> hatch.  It was pretty easy to do; hardest part was removing silicone 
> used before.  I'll let you know if it solved the problem after the next
rain or water over the bow.
> 
> -Lamar Desmond
> #358
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