[C320-list] Lewmar Hatches

[Scott Thompson]

I do the same several times a year with the same results. I've noticed 
that even a small amount of dirt or pollen where the "glass" meets the 
gasket can let water in, so keeping them both clean is important.


On 7/24/2014 11:23 AM, Allan S Field wrote:
> Bill - I wipe the all the hatch gaskets down at least twice a year with ArmourAll for vinyl.  Supposedly, it cleans them and makes them swell back to the normal shape.  Not sure if the swelling is true but in 13 years, no leaks (except for before I started using the ArmourAll).  This trick was learned on this site!
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> Allan S. Field
> Sea Shadow - #808
> Columbia, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hutt
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 8:47 AM
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> Subject: [C320-list] Lewmar Hatches
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> 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
>