[C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

[Jeff Hare]

The fridge gasket in the picture is the stock gasket installed at the
factory.  #809 2001

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Tharrison
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 2:54 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

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
> 
> 
>