[C320-list] Fwd: Lewmar Hatches

[Marko Jamnik]

Rick I did not purchase the fuel tank myself it was handled by the mechanic . The pictures I supplied indicated where it came from. 

Marko Jamnik
Marquesas 304



On 2014-07-24, at 9:33 AM, "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:

> Marko,
> Could you email me and let me know what your fuel tank replacement cost and
> where you ordered the tank?
> Thanks
> Rick
> 
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> Subject: [C320-list] Fwd: Lewmar Hatches
> 
>> I had leaks coming in on mine. I replaced the gasket on all. Not as easy
> as they make it out to be. Once that was done I still had a leak coming in.
> What I notice on the outside frame is that because it's not a complete frame
> it has a space on each side where the frame meets and what happens is that
> the caulking in there over the seasons become brittle and thats where the
> water comes in. I cleaned the joint and used a sealant to fill the gab. The
> leak had disappeared. I wish I would have tried that first before purchasing
> the gaskets.
>> 
>> Marko Jamnik
>> Marquesas 304
>> Lake Ontario
>> 
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>> 
>> On 2014-07-24, 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
>> 
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