Give the guy at http://www.hatchrepair.com/ a call. He has all the bits you need and he knows his stuff.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 15 January 2016 at 17:47, svpegasu...@gmail.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi and welcome. On Pegasus I replaced the lip seals on the fore hatch > handles. Then it started leaking else where's. I ended up replacind it with > a Lewmar ocean series. I had to fill all old holes and drill new ones, but > I must say I like this hatch much better. > > > Doug Mountjoy > > svPegasus > > LF38 > > just west of Ballard, WA. > > > > ------ Original message------ > > *From: *Jason Ward via CnC-List > > *Date: *Fri, Jan 15, 2016 14:11 > > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com; > > *Cc: *jaw...@mymts.net; > > *Subject:*Stus-List V-berth hatch replacement due to leaking handles > > > > Good day to all, > > I have been following this forum for a while, however, this is the first > submission. I am the proud owner of a C&C 38 landfall. I have sailed C&C > most of my life and this is our dream boat. Last year I had the > unfortunate opportunity of having to replace all for the side windows due > to them splitting in half. I figured that since the front hatch sealant > was also leaking I would do it at the same time. I should note here that > the previous owner, who did a marvellous job of maintaining the boat due to > lack of sailing, had replaced the original glass already. The project was > definitely a learning lesson but one that ended well, or so I thought. I > was able to seal up the leaks on the front hatch that were coming in around > the edge, however, I have been unable to prevent the water from entering > around the handles. I have tried silicone, rubber gaskets, pressure rings > that are countered into the glass and hold tight around the handle shaft, > light grease around the shaft thinking it will rappel water and also > tightening them down to the point of making it difficult to latch. > > I am at the point now that I would just like to replace the entire > mechanism with a new one so that I know it is made correctly right from the > factory. The problem I am encountering is the this front hatch seems to be > an odd size by todays manufacturing standards. the inside frame opening is > 19 3/4 x 21 1/2 (roughly). I am really hoping to not change the opening. > Any advise or direction would be appreciated. > > Regards, > Jason > "Starship" > Gimli, Mb, Canada > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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