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Topic: Hatch Cover
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RyanS
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posted May 30, 2005 02:10 PM
   
Hello,I just bought my sandpiper this weekend and seem to be running in to issues with the main hatch having gaps in it. Is there any tricks to make the two pieces fit better with the sliding unit? Thank you, sure this is the first of many questions....
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Shortstay
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posted May 30, 2005 02:26 PM
Ryan, congratulations! Welcome to our e-fleet. Were you the recent purchaser of Mike Danby's boat, sail #773?I'm not sure I'm understanding where the difficulty is with the companionway? Is it where the vertical pieces overlap? Is it where the hatch slides over the vertical parts? For our part, it's a bit uneven at the top, caused by a slight warp in one of the teak rails guiding the hatch. It's a bit of a bother, but doesn't really present a big problem. Please don't hesitate to ask questions. However, I'd also suggest you browse the archives too. You'd learn a lot about our boat there. ------------------
Kevin
Shortstay III, #901 IP: 198.115.167.37 |
whited
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posted May 30, 2005 02:33 PM
I think I know what RyanS means.
If the %&^$# moisture would stay away I'd get a picture of the two small 'airways' where the sliding hatch meets the top companionway boards.IP: 156.34.82.87 |
RyanS
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posted May 30, 2005 03:21 PM
I bought the boat off of a gentleman north of Kingston Ontario, do not believe it is the same guy.
The problem I have been having is the top section of the companion way tends to want to sit too far down creating a gap at the top between the sliding hatch and the pieces you put in. You can pull it up to close the gap but it still does not fit perfect. I was wondering about putting some weather stripping on the edges to tighten the fit?IP: 65.95.254.134 |
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posted May 30, 2005 03:39 PM
Oh..that gap!
When I fit the bottom board correctly and then the second one..there is a gap under the hatch cover until I pull the upper board up approx a quarter inch or so while closing the padlock hasp.
I guess you could say the 'fit & finish' was a bit loose in those days.IP: 156.34.82.87 |
Shortstay
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posted May 31, 2005 07:52 AM
I have the same issue Ryan, but we just live with it. When we're off the boat, as Ed wrote, the hasp for the lock pulls it up sufficiently. I built a companionway screen for overnighting by tracing the lower board onto luan & cutting in a screen window. Were we to overnight, I guess we'd fold a towel over the top edge if bugs came in that way. (I'm building a front hatch screen too.)IP: 198.115.167.23 |
Eric
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posted May 31, 2005 08:56 AM
Hi Ryan! Congratulations on becoming a Sandpiper sailor 
I think that little gap is by design. You need to raise the top dropboard under the sliding hatch, and close the hasp to close the gap with an overlap. Hope this helps.
EricIP: 64.228.1.124 |
Richard
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posted May 31, 2005 09:18 AM
Mine fits quite tight, the boards have to be fitted just right, or the cover will not slide over them.
If you are referring to those two gaps at the edges, they don't seem to let any water in, which always surprises me.
One question about using the hasp to close the gap: How do you do this from inside the boat?IP: 207.200.159.142 |
elmet3
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posted May 31, 2005 10:30 AM
Oh that gap! i always pull the top companionway board up after locking and reduce the gap to very small. Never seems to get water in. IP: 67.107.33.106 |
Shortstay
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posted May 31, 2005 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by Richard:
... One question about using the hasp to close the gap: How do you do this from inside the boat?
You can't unless you come in through the front hatch, which would be a bad idea, safety-wise. So unless you want to add a hasp of some sort on the inside, I guess you can't "lock the door" if you sleep onboard. As far as bugs getting in, again, we'd probably fold a towel over the top edge...IP: 198.115.167.45 |
Shortstay
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posted May 31, 2005 01:32 PM
Actually, I just had an idea (I know, always a danger)... You could fit the boards, close the hatch, then slide up the upper board & insert a spacer into the track on the edges to prop up the upper board. The overlap of the upper board should still cover the lower board & it would make sliding back the hatch difficult if not impossible until you removed the spacer & let the upper board slide down. I'd have some kind of quick release/grab on the spacers so you could get out in a hurry if needs be.IP: 198.115.167.45 |
