[C320-list] cabin top hood

[kspir4 at cox.net]

Thanks Chris but I'm fairly certain the problem is not with the friction around the rails/sides of the hatch.  It is definitely from the slight lip on the aft end of sliding hatch hanging over the hatch doors.  I have to bang it to get it up and over.  Once the lip is up and over, the hatch movement is fine.  As on Commitment, there is no way my Admiral will be able to hit it hard enough to lift it up and over the doors.  It's too bad since I installed those Zarcor doors to a perfect fit where that lip keeps any blowing rain out.
I'm also trying to get through to Catalina to see if they can shed light on the construction (did they insert a gasket like material that causes the hood to sit slightly higher?).
All I need is ~ 1/8 higher.  I'd hate to start shaving the sliding hatch to make this work right.
thanks
Ken


---- Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Commitment, #867 the sea hood is clearly calked and we had the identical
> problem... so bad that the Admiral couldn't budge the hatch cover.
> Since I had replaced the tape on the slide already and it appeared to be in
> good shape, I decided to spray SailKote on the tape which completely
> resolved the issue and it will now start and slide with the pressure of a
> single finger. I really can't explain why it works so well, but the Admiral
> is much happier.
> 
> CB
> 
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:53 AM, <kspir4 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Ahoy mates,
> > I recently had a leak in the cabin and located the entry point by spraying
> > water on various outside sections of the cabin top.  It turns out that the
> > source was caused by water entering around the hood that covers the sliding
> > companionway hatch (not an isolated incident according to our great
> > website).  I was going to be out of town for a few weeks so I hired my
> > marina repairmen from the well known marina in Solomons to take the hood
> > off and make the necessary repairs while I was gone.  In doing the work,
> > they said they saw and filled some extra screw holes that were made but not
> > used and filled a channel that was collecting water.  The problem I am now
> > having is that it is extremely hard to move the sliding hatch off of the
> > companionway doors when starting from a fully closed position.  It slides
> > fine when I get it off the doors but to get it off the doors I have to
> > pound it laterally multiple times with the heel of my hand using all of my
> > 200+ pounds.
> > Before the work was done, it appeared that there was some type of gasket
> > under the hood (between the hood and the cabin top).  That may have held
> > the hood up higher and, if not replaced, is the cause of the sliding hatch
> > to hang up on the doors.  I cannot tell if the gasket is there since the
> > marina then put caulking around the hood (obscuring the area where the
> > gasket is/was).
> > I have asked the marina supervisor to investigate but, in the meantime, I
> > thought I'd present two questions to my fellow 320ers:
> > 1.  Can anyone verify that there was a gasket type material between the
> > hood and the cabin top and, if so, does anyone know where to get a
> > replacement?
> > 2.  Did the marina commit a faux pas by putting caulking around the hood?
> > I figure if Catalina didn't have it there originally, it shouldn't be
> > needed and will hinder future access.
> > Clearly, I am relearning the adage that "If you want something done right,
> > do it yourself".
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
> > MoonDancer
> > 2006  #1089
> >
> >