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flush hatches with composite gasket lip
By:Vaclav Stejskal
Date: 3/29/2000, 5:29 pm
In Response To: hatch lip help (tom Preska)

Check out the link below to see how I approach construction of composite gaskets. The mold release between the deck and the fiberglass rim is a clear selfstick shelving plastic . The gasket mold is made of closed cell self stick rubber weather stripping that is about HALF the thickness of the final gasket. This alows the hatch gasket to compres and retain its 'shape memory'. No messing with PVA or waxes here. The mold gasket is just scraped out of the groove when the layup sets the next day. I hope the pictures help.

Vaclav

Composite Hatch gaskets

Messages In This Thread

hatch lip help
tom Preska -- 3/26/2000, 11:01 pm
flush hatches with composite gasket lip
Vaclav Stejskal -- 3/29/2000, 5:29 pm
One step?
mike allen ---} -- 3/30/2000, 1:02 am
One step hatch seal layup
Vaclav Stejskal -- 3/30/2000, 4:10 pm
Ideas plus Orientation Change
mike allen ---} -- 3/31/2000, 3:11 pm
flush hatches
Vaclav Stejskal -- 4/1/2000, 1:02 am
Re: flush hatches
mike allen ---} -- 4/3/2000, 11:48 am
Re: flush hatches and philosophy
Scotty -- 4/1/2000, 2:14 am
Re: flush hatches and philosophy
Vaclav -- 4/1/2000, 3:09 am
Spacer Req'd!
mike allen ---} -- 3/27/2000, 10:57 pm
Re: Spacer Req'd!
tom Preska -- 3/27/2000, 11:55 pm
Re: Spacer Req'd!
mike allen ---} -- 3/29/2000, 12:07 am
Re: hatch lip help
Warren Ross -- 3/27/2000, 3:21 pm
Thanks to all
tom Preska -- 3/27/2000, 9:10 pm
Re: hatch lip help
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/27/2000, 6:15 am
Re: hatch lip help
Steve McDonald -- 3/27/2000, 3:00 am
Re: hatch lip help
Randy Knauff -- 3/27/2000, 2:40 am