Thanks for the quick replies! It sounds like McMaster is the easiest way to go. Hammerhead also has the solid round neoprene gasket but don't have online ordering. Good to have as an option too though.
I think the side hatches are probably 3/8". 1/2" sounds like it'd only be the large hatches. I'll measure before ordering. Bob, I did read your hatch post a few weeks ago actually - I'll use that to guide the cleaning + sealing. However you did the large hatches (fore and cabin) and I don't think I have those same hatches. The side hatches I sent pics of are definitely original, but the large hatches look like Lewmar. They don't have any leak issues so far that I can tell. On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> wrote: > I replaced my hatch gaskets with 5/8-inch round gasket material and it > wouldn't fit properly in the grooves in the hatch frame and I couldn't > close the hatches without breaking something--so, I went back to 1/2-inch > as it was originally designed. (I've described this on one of my > blogposts.) > > When the hatch seals age, the rubber gets hard and brittle and no longer > is elastic enough to make the seal--its not a bad design. Mine were 30+ > years old when I replaced them. > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD > 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply > messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > > On Mar 25, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I know this question came up in 2006 ( > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/2006-May/002846.html > ), but that's 9 years ago and the story may have changed since then. > > I'm getting to work on a few leaks in our boat, and the galley + head > hatches (LF38) come first. > > The previous thread recommended Clean Seal, or direct from Atkins & Hoyle > (for the more expensive option). I had trouble finding the part # on Clean > Seal though. Are those two still the best options? > > Here's are some pics of the galley hatch: > http://svviolethour.com/?attachment_id=181 > http://svviolethour.com/?attachment_id=179 > http://svviolethour.com/?attachment_id=180 > > The current gasket material actually doesn't look that bad, it just > doesn't seat well - so unless I'm very careful to cram it in the right > spots we get leaks. I almost wonder whether it's just the wrong size/shape > for the hatch? > > Would something like the Bomar Hatch gasket material (5/8" in an extruded > format or 9/16" in round) on Defender possibly work? > > http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|6880|2290165&id=1230878 > > -Patrick > 1984 LF38 S/V Violet Hour > Seattle, WA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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