[Rhodes22-list] Cabin Top Hatch Leak

[Todd Tavares]

SLIM!!!

Welcome back!!

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 11:42 Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, hello sailor! I don't think I've posted here since we lost our friend
> Rummy. Still miss him. Wherever he is I hope he's enjoying a Mt. Gay/diet
> coke.
>
> There have been a lot of changes in my world since then but I still sail
> Fandango. I bought the boat and joined this list 25 years ago - wow! I'm
> retired and live in Wisconsin now (Rummy is laughing and insisting I'm now
> a Packers fan. I'm not!). I keep my boat slipped at a marina on Lake Pepin,
> which is really The Mississippi River where it widens between WI and MN.
> It's about 2 miles wide and 20 miles long so it's a nice big stretch of
> sailing water. There's almost no current and it's known as the birthplace
> of water skiing, and home to the fabled sea monster "Peppie". I'm very well
> and happy, thank you.
>
> I have a very minor problem and thought it'd be a good excuse to drop in
> and say hi. I'm a little rusty at searching the archives and didn't find it
> there. The hatch on the port side cabin top leaks a little. I'm wondering
> if anyone has replaced the foam gasket around the opening or has any other
> fixes. I thought of just sticking a dime or something up in the latches on
> the inside to make it close a little tighter but that would probably loosen
> the latches permanently and then dimes would have to become part of my
> onboard gear forever and my checklist is already a novel. Thanks in advance
> for any suggestions, and looking forward to hearing from some old friends
> or new ones.
>
> -Slim
>