[C320-list] Lewmar Hatches

[Michael Rauh]

On my 1997 boat I replaced the "O" rings for the latches and this did not have much effect.  Next I removed the entire gasket and carefully cleaned the aluminum.  Then I installed new gaskets.  This helped a bit but I still had some drips.

So, I worked outside the boat.  I applied blue painter's tape to the white fiberglass around the window frame.  I kept the tape about one-sixteenth of a inch away from the aluminum frame.  Next I applied a neat bead of clear marine-grade silicone to the area between the frame and the tape.  My wet finger smoothed the silicone bead and then I removed the tape.  This just about totally eliminated the drips.

Mike
On Your Mark  #408
 
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> On Jul 24, 2014, at 8:46 AM, "Bill Hutt" <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone dealt with the small Lewmar hatches on the sides of the boat? Ours leak in the rain. We have tried to revive the rubber gasket by rubbing vasoline on them but it hasn’t helped much.
> Has anyone replaced the gaskets? If so, where did you get them and how hard was it to remove the old and replace with the new?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill Hutt
> “Caribbean Soul” #570
> Cleveland, Ohio