tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post3321553247943465455..comments2024-03-26T06:23:27.120+00:00Comments on Arwen's meanderings: hatches...........what to do?stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-41775772792598784822014-06-10T21:04:32.416+01:002014-06-10T21:04:32.416+01:00And that's why you are an engineer and I just ...And that's why you are an engineer and I just teach! Good point Joel. Thank you. <br />I always think Ellie looks amazing<br /><br />Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-21250711309540633362014-06-10T20:25:44.394+01:002014-06-10T20:25:44.394+01:00Doing great Steve. Noticed some areas where Ellie&...Doing great Steve. Noticed some areas where Ellie's varnish was peeling so I've stripped her shearstrakes, transom, rudder and tiller down to bare wood and am re-varnishing. Will do the masts too, later. Gotta get her looking good for Port Townsend this September! Lesson learned: varnish on bare wood is better than varnish over epoxy.<br /><br />Careful extending the hatch equally on both sides - that may not work. Remember the hatch has to be removed and installed behind the mast. If it's too wide you won't be able to get it in and out of there. You'll probably have to widen it to one side as wide as possible. I'd start by making a cardboard hatch template. Make sure it fits and is accessable. Then trace around it on your bulkhead and cut the opening 40mm smaller all around.Joel Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368971898993662883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-37306714100266665062014-06-10T19:50:44.459+01:002014-06-10T19:50:44.459+01:00Hi steve.....yup you are right and its right royal...Hi steve.....yup you are right and its right royally bugging me at the moment!<br /><br />Joel, how you doing?<br />You are right, as always, great tips my friend, thanks. I figure if I extend the hatch width wise, equally either side of the centre line......then this will give me the clearance<br /><br />Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-89568493642315904982014-06-10T18:19:31.084+01:002014-06-10T18:19:31.084+01:00If you don't make the boat of it you have in y...If you don't make the boat of it you have in your mind it will forever be an irritation! :-) Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-11518333553674830452014-06-10T18:01:53.578+01:002014-06-10T18:01:53.578+01:00Hi Steve,
Drylocker hatch: I use my drylocker ever...Hi Steve,<br />Drylocker hatch: I use my drylocker every time we go camp cruising. It holds all of our camping gear for two and it's invaluable. The hatch openings need to be as large as possible IMO. Big enough to get a rolled-up sleeping bag through. I would cut the opening larger and make a new hatch cover out of plywood. Make the cover larger than the opening by about 40mm all around. Add a strip of neoprene weather stripping around the hatch and attach it with the Glue-On Studs and Fluted Knobs that Duckworks sells or something similar. No worries about bulkhead strength unless you plan on jumping up and down on the foredeck. The loads from the mast are from side-to-side.<br />Curcular hatches: Do you know if the hatches are leaking through the covers or between the frame and bulkhead? If it's the frame, remove the hatches and re-install them with 5200 sealant. If it's the cover, check the o-ring seals. Joel Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368971898993662883noreply@blogger.com