[C320-list] Water leak around sliding companionway hatch

[Scott Thompson]

I've had issues with wasps building nests in there that tend to block 
the channels a bit. The blockage doesn't have to be at the rear to cause 
trouble.

On 1/7/2015 4:08 PM, Ade Bateman wrote:
> Okay, thanks. I stopped by the boat quickly and there is no tape on 
> the rails so it sounds like a good idea to add it anyway.
>
> I don't think the aft end is blocked and the leak was from rain so 
> wasn't under pressure. The leak was at the forward end of the hatch 
> (see photo [1]). I wonder if there is some blockage near the forward 
> end of the drain channel that is causing water to get trapped and 
> overflow. I might have to try running a hose on it to see if I can see 
> where the water comes from.
>
> [1] http://pages.adrianba.net/img/sliding-hatch-leak.jpg
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Burti
> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:17 PM
> To: 320
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water leak around sliding companionway hatch
>
> The tape has nothing to do with the possibility of a leak. There are 
> drain
> channels on either side of the hatch to divert water to the cockpit. The
> only way that i know of for water to get in where you are indicating 
> is for
> it to be blown in, forced in under pressure as I sometimes do when 
> washing
> the deck or if the aft end is stopped-up/blocked and it overflows.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Ade Bateman <lists at adrianba.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>> _   _  | Ade Bateman
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>>> \/)"(\/ | bateman at acm.org
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>>>
>>
>>
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