[C320-list] Quieting cockpit vibrations

[Jane & Ken]

I used thin (1/8 inch) rubber insulation strips with glue one one side---worked for 17 years, also kept out water when washing with pressure hose.  Ken

--- On Thu, 6/13/13, Denny Browne <dennybrowne at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Denny Browne <dennybrowne at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Quieting cockpit vibrations
To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 3:35 PM

You may want to try a couple OD those stick-on soft rubber dots that people put on the backs of picture frames. The felt is a great idea, but may get moldy from the rain in some locations. We don't have rain in Southern California, of course, but we do rinse our boats with a hose. Haven't checked to see if water dissolves the adhesive on the sticky dots. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

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On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:34 AM, JeffWillis111 at aol.com wrote:

> I have same problem.  I inspected the inner edge of locker for rubbing  and 
> I think I will try a thin layer of felt on areas where the cover rubs.   
> Will let you know how it works.
> 
> Jeff Willis
> Esprit, #174
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/13/2013 11:30:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> surprise at thompson87.com writes:
> 
> When I'm  motoring Surprise the cockpit is very noisy. I can quiet things 
> down a lot  by having guests, family or the dog sit on the port cockpit 
> locker and the  two lazarrette lockers, which vibrate loudly when the 
> engine is running  hard. But getting them to "stay" is difficult. What 
> have others done to  quiet down those locker covers? It appears to be the 
> covers themselves,  rather than the latches, that cause the loud 
> vibrations sympathetic with  the engine, BTW.
> 
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653  (1999)
> 
>