[C320-list] head odors

[hcreech at comcast.net]

OK, here we go again. All I have to stay, and I respect Chris's opinions, is that once I switched from bay water to fresh my odors, for the most part, went away. Maybe it is how the bacteria reacts to the water, not just the water itself. 


Herb Creech 
Cloud Chaser #606 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim brown" <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2010 8:44:01 AM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] head odors 

I light of the discussion on head odors, which my boat has, I decided to do a 
little experiment. I took clean liter bottles and filled them with the Neuse 
River water mentioned by Chris Burti. In one I squeezed out all the air 
(anerobic bottle), in another I left a little air, and in the third I left a lot 
of air. Put them in a black garbage bag and left them outdoors in the shade 
(temps over 90 like the inside of my boat!). After 4 weeks no odor in any of 
them. Results may bolster the Burti theory of fresh water vs brackish water not 
making a difference. Bottles recapped and will check next month. 


Jim Brown 




________________________________ 
From: Pat Ireland <cherie320 at gmail.com> 
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 10:21:13 PM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] OK now its personal - Lewmar hatch leaks 

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 
>