[C320-list] Water leak around sliding companionway hatch

[clburti at gmail.com]

If there is a crack, try Captain Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure.






Fair Winds
Chris Burti
Commitment
Catalina 320, #867





From: Ted Harrison
Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎January‎ ‎7‎, ‎2015 ‎6‎:‎03‎ ‎PM
To: 320





Look for a hair line crack in either the port or starboard side corners. Mine is on the port side. 

I am going to take the cover off on the spring and put a "epoxy" in this crack. 

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> On Jan 7, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> _   _  | Ade Bateman
>>> / \-/ \ | Seattle, WA, USA
>>> \/)"(\/ | bateman at acm.org
>>> (_o_)  | https://adebateman.org/
>>>       | 425-614-9719
>>> ----------------------------------
> 
> 
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> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC