[C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

[Tharrison]

Would that gasket fit on my 1997 

Ted hull 424 
Whitby Ontario 

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> On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> 
> The fridge gasket in the picture is the stock gasket installed at the
> factory.  #809 2001
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>