[C320-list] Forward hatch leak

[Christian]

Scott, I'm about to undertake this exact repair, as I believe mine is
leaking in the same spot.  Any hints on the job, or particular troubles you
encountered? Do you recommend separating the lens part of the hatch (top
part) from the deck part (bottom frame) by disconnecting the hinges before
removing the hatch? I ask because on my salon hatch when I had to remove
the top part to replace the lens, the hinge fasteners has seized bad
causing me headaches.  Any problems in getting the hatch to unseat from the
deck, do you recommend tapping with wooden angle shivs to loosen, etc?  I
was just going to rebed with butyl tape, would that suffice over bromar
hatch tape?

Thanks!
-Christian

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 3:22 PM Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
>