[C320-list] OK now its personal - Lewmar hatch leaks

[Pat Ireland]

Yes

Dry boat - big storm - water on sole under Lewmar hatch in salon - rebed
with Bomar foam tape - no more leaky.

Pat

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net> wrote:

> Well as most of you know Maryland and the greater mid Atlantic got HAMMERED
> with rain this week.  As I had mentioned before I have a leak in the
> forepeak hatch, and I did make preparations for that by putting down a
> plastic garbage bag, and a towel and a super absorb shammy over that.  It
> was damp afterwards but didn't soak the mattress which was my primary
> concern.  Of particular concern is the fact that ALL THREE OF MY HATCHES
> LEAKED.    The main salon hatch leaked enough to leave a puddle on the floor
> boards, and the hatch in the head leaked as well.
>
> Now this may be that we had SO much rain that the boat might as well have
> been underwater.  I can accept that. But part of me can't accept that I
> essentially had a triple failure.
>
> Has anyone else had issues with the Lewmar hatches?  Does anyone do
> anything special to the seals (clean them, treat them, whatever).
>
> I am just out of my mind on what was a completely solid and dry boat
> earlier this season to all three hatches leaking.
>
> Any foresight appreciated.  And yes I did find the hinges loose and tighted
> them.  But that was only on the forepeak.  The others were TIGHT.
>
> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> "Independence"
> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> Middle River, MD
>