[C320-list] Lewmar Hatches

[Marek Fluder]

John,
Can you point me to the "maintenance techniques on the user site" ?
Could not find it on Catalina320 site
Kind regards,
Marek
#1028


On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM, JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> They do not need to be replaced. Many of us 320 owners have delt with this
> and it involves replacing the gasket between the two halves of the outside
> frame. This is well described in maintenance techniques on the user site. I
> did this 4 years ago and nary a drop of leakage.CheersJohnM1999#574
>
> > From: bhutt at windstream.net
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:46:56 -0400
> > Subject: [C320-list] Lewmar Hatches
> >
> > 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
>