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Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/24/2010, 12:16 am
In Response To: Strip: waterproof hatches (george jung)

: I'm a bit disappointed in my hatches - they're a tad shy of dry
: (actually several tads) and I'm unsure what I failed to do. I
: thought I'd followed Vaclavs' directions to the T - but the end
: result suggests otherwise. I'm wondering if the deck shape
: changed significantly , though I removed it, made the inner lip,
: and joined the halves again before the epoxy had fully cured.
: Perhaps thicker gasket would help - though finding 5/16 (I used
: 3/16 to make it, 1/4" to replace) has been challenging.

: I'm always willing to learn from the experts. Thanks.

Mine work ok, they too arn't 100% waterproof. Other than rubber hatches none I've found are completely waterproof though. A rubber D shaped gasket instead of the foam one seems to work somewhat better.

They do though look nice.

Bill H.

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Strip: waterproof hatches
george jung -- 10/23/2010, 8:59 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 8:33 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 10:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:50 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 11:18 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:40 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/24/2010, 7:34 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:17 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 12:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/25/2010, 3:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 6:15 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:05 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:07 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:09 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/24/2010, 12:16 am
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Mark Rakestraw -- 10/23/2010, 4:30 pm
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george jung -- 10/23/2010, 5:00 pm