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Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
By:george jung
Date: 10/23/2010, 5:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: waterproof hatches (Mark Rakestraw)

: I've got rubber hatches now, but on my first boat I did the strip
: hatches. One thing I found that made my hatches much dryer was
: to trim the gasket to make it narrower. I trimmed 1/2" wide
: gasket material to make it 1/4" wide. (if you can find
: 1/4" wide gasket, all the better) I suppose it's
: counterintuitive, but regardless of the thickness, a wide gasket
: takes more force to compress. If your surfaces aren't perfect
: the high spots need to compress enough that you also have good
: contact in the lower spots. The narrower the gasket, the easier
: it compresses. Good luck.
: Mark

Good point. I believe I'm using narrow gasket, but I'll check. Thanks.

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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
Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
Mark Rakestraw -- 10/23/2010, 4:30 pm
Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
george jung -- 10/23/2010, 5:00 pm