[C320-list] Salon Small Opening Hatch Gaskets and Changing Salon Light Bulbs

[Chris Burti]

That would be great if someone would write it...or I can write the
article if someone can give me a decent outline of all the steps,
tips, sources and gotcha's. A couple of decent photo's would be great
too.

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:14 AM, jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I may have missed it but from the number of posts on this subject this might make a good article for Mainsheet at some point.
>
> Jim Brown
>
> --- On Mon, 9/20/10, Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Salon Small Opening Hatch Gaskets and Changing Salon Light Bulbs
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:04 AM
>
> I just replaced two of the four this past spring. If you are replacing due
> to leaks, you may want to try recaulking the horizontal slots on each side
> of the portlight. This is more than likely where the leak is coming from. I
> went through the hassle to replace two of the gaskets on one side and
> recaulking those slots. On the other side I left the gaskets alone and just
> recaulked the slots--no leaks.
>
> To remove the gaskets, simply pull on them. They are siliconed in place.
> This leads to the difficulty of putting new ones in. You have to remove all
> of that old silicone from the slot around the port light. Very tedius and
> time consuming. I ordered new gaskets from Lewmar and fit them into place. I
> found the corners very difficult to keep in place--If you would like more
> detail, I will be happy to provide, but I will say it was one of my least
> enjoyable projects and it turns out the gaskets were not the problem.....
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Lee, Cliff
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:04 AM
> To: C320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Salon Small Opening Hatch Gaskets and Changing Salon
> Light Bulbs
>
> 1.     I'm planning to change the gasket on the port-side small opening
> hatch.  Does anyone have any advice on the best way to remove the old gasket
> and install the new one?
>
>
> 2.     I also need to change the light bulb in one of the salon lights.  I
> can't quite tell how to remove the cover/housing (unscrew, pull off, other?)
> and don't want to force it.   Any advice?  I have seen some discussions on
> the bulb itself (12V halogen?), but if someone could confirm that, I'd
> appreciate it.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Cliff Lee (#268)
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