[C320-list] Forward hatch leak

[Scott Thompson]

On mine the leak was at the joint between frame and deck. Had to remove the entire hatch, including frame, clean out the dried out butyl tape (or whatever the grey putty stuff was that the factory used, and rebed with Bomar hatch tape. That’s a foam tape impregnated with some kind of sealant. The hatch itself hasn’t leaked in over 20 years of ownership and the Bomar tape is now over 15 years old with no leaks. Good stuff. 

> On Oct 11, 2021, at 12:16 PM, Joe M <smith.blazer.72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Unlike my lewmars that don’t leak, my forward hatch does, I think a bomar?
> 
> Looks like the lense was replaced by original owner, the seal looks good
> too. But it leaks. I tried tightening the latches as tighas I could but
> still leaks.
> 
> Is this a common plague out there? Anyone have successfully cured it?
> 
> 2002 C320 #902