[C320-list] Water leak around sliding companionway hatch

[Ade Bateman]

Thanks Mike. I don't remember seeing any tape on the rails so perhaps mine 
is gone too. Will head to the boat to take a look later. Is the tape thick? 
I wonder if that would also reduce the vertical travel of the hatch which 
seems to be able to move a fair amount.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Rauh
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 5:00 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water leak around sliding companionway hatch

I replaced the sliding hatch Teflon tape that is on top of both rails.  Mine 
had worn away.

You can buy  roll from Catalina Direct.

Mike Rauh
On Your Mark  #408

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 6, 2015, at 6:35 PM, Ade Bateman <lists at adrianba.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I’ve been working through the various leaks (hull #257) including 
> servicing the PSS and rebedding stanchions. It’s good to have a dry bilge 
> but after the heavy rain in Seattle the past few days I discovered water 
> leaking from the starboard side of the sliding hatch above the 
> companionway. I’m not quite sure how water is getting in yet – I could see 
> by pushing the hatch upwards that there was water between the plastic and 
> the side rails that it sits on.
>
> It’s not a lot of water but I would like to prevent it getting in. Does 
> anyone know how this is supposed to be sealed or have ideas where to start 
> looking?
>
> Thanks.
>
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