[C320-list] Temporary hatch cover

[Christian]

Last season, for 2 weeks in Chicago, piece of cardboard over sized to
hatch, covered in two thick industrial garbage bags, and then 2 more layers
of garbage bags, secured all the way around with gaffers tape, made it
through snow, then rain, then freeze, kept inside dry.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 7:27 PM Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com wrote:

> My new hatch lenses are on the way and I was able to 'convince' all the
> appropriate screws to give up their corrosive relationships with the hatch
> hinges.    For all those playing at home, the approach that worked for me
> was soaking with pb blaster, and then getting the most tightly fitting
> driver I could find and using valve grinding compound to provide additional
> grit fill to ensure no cam out or stripping of the screw heads and then
> putting the driver in an impact driver and pulling the trigger.  Worked
> flawlessly on every screw.   Fiddling around with a screwdriver or other
> tool felt like a recipe for stripping the screws.   There is a risk of
> shearing the screws, there are plenty of horror stories out there on the
> forums, so ...your mileage will vary.
>
> Anyhow, I need to bring the hatches home to the workshop to do this job
> right and comfortably.   The boat isn’t covered and I need to figure out a
> good secure way to cover the hatch holes while I work on the hatch lids.
> I think an approach that should work is to thru bolt a piece of plywood
> that covers the hole to a length of 2x4 on the inside that acts as a toggle
> bolt to hold the plywood down to the hatch rim.   I think a plastic bag
> over the plywood and maybe some sort of temporary sealant around the hatch
> rim would work.  The bag will be open underneath so the bolt can be
> attached to the 2x4 and tightened from inside the boat.   Wondering if
> anyone has a simpler but similarly secure and cheap solution?
>
> Troy Dunn
> S/V Wonky Dog
> Hull#514
>