[C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

[Tharrison]

This is a great idea. When I looked at the picture I noticed the gasket looks replaced. Any idea on this gasket ? 

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> On Oct 8, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> 
> We do the same thing. We didn't need any sticks to hold it in place however,
> just cut the material to fit around the handles and hinge and it stays put
> all season, even with the hatch open.
> 
> A small roll of Reflectix is great stuff.  We also cut a piece to fit across
> the whole opening of the fridge below the covers (under the center divider
> strip) and it cuts down the cycling of the fridge quite a bit.  Just lift it
> up from either end to get at stuff underneath.
> 
> http://www.catalina320.com/article.php?story=20111224144642933
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Warren Updike
> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 9:37 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat
> 
> When we are not on the boat, she sits in the Sun collecting lots of heat
> inside. We've experimented with covers for the deck hatches for some time
> and found something that works for us. We ought a roll of two-sided
> reflective insulation at home store, the kind with plastic waffle interior
> and reflective exterior. Cut it to the interior shape of the hatch with the
> hatch closed. We used two thin strips of wood, thin enough to be quite
> flexible, and long enough that they fit in the grove around the hatch ring.
> The wood strips are attached to the inside of the insulation with just a
> piece of silver duct tape to hold it in-place. They take only a few seconds
> to install or remove. Being cheap, they are easy to replace if lost or worn.
> Being flat they are easy to stow. What's not to like. The boat is now
> decidedly cooler when we arrive to open her up. (Don't' use cloth duct tape.
> Get a roll of the thin silver tape with paper backing. This lasts much
> longer and is not heat sensitive.)
> 
> 
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
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