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Date Posted: - Tuesday - 06/30/09 - 1:41pm
Author: Hatches 2
Author Host/IP: sf4t-fw-2.opentable.com / 204.16.158.81
Subject: Randall, Murre, M31
In reply to: Mark Wooters 'HALO' M32 #42 's message, "leaking lazzerette hatches" on - Thursday - 06/25/09 - 8:24pm

Hatches leak. It's in their nature. If replacing yours, the focus should be on deciding how much leakage you're willing to put up with or feel is safe.

I doubled the width of my hatch scuppers to about 3 inches. This has probably slowed leaking (from rain while in the marina) but it has certainly not stopped it. In winter, my boat cover does what the hatches and scuppers will not, and if it's going to be a particularly wet week, I duct-tape the hatch openings shut to keep out the water.

While sailing and in a good blow with lots of water in the cockpit, plenty will get below even now. I've contemplated building tight fitting, canvas covers for the hatches when at sea to help make sure the hatches stay closed and to keep "green" water out. I don't think there's any hope at all of keeping the lockers dry.

Only two good options I can think of:

1. Build hatch covers that vertically overlap the lazarette "box" in a way that mimics most good quality fiberglass boats. Many of these are essentially a box that fits over a box. I delivered a boat from Hawaii to Seattle a few years ago that had cockpit hatch covers like this. In rough weather it wasn't dry inside these either, but this is a huge improvement.

2. Build them water tight much like James did. I've included a couple photos with out his permission (hope that's OK James).







RR

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[> [> hatches -- mark wooters, - Thursday - 07/ 2/09 - 9:28pm (cpe-075-183-044-162.triad.res.rr.com/75.183.44.162)

Randall, Thanks for the reply. How deep are your scuppers/ gutters? Did you make them wider during a deck rebuild? Do you have any pics? I'd like to say I can tollerate very little leakage! Dry lockers and engine would be heavenly ... Mark

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