Anyone try to install a gasket on the cockpit hatch of a 32xx? I get quite a bit of overflow into the engine compartment when washing the deck etc. and thought that might help.
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Mine has a foam gasket, guessing 3/16" thick and about 3/4" wide. I replaced it a few years ago, found it online, self adhesive. There should also be a drain well around the hatch opening with a drain tube to the outside of the hull, check them for being plugged up.
Jim
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I've put weatherstriping on every cockpit or lazarette hatch we've had.
This keeps the salt water from the washdown out.
Just go to Home Depot and pick out a suitable self adhesive weatherstrip and install away.
Its a great addition to any boat.
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Hum...I also wonder if your drains are clogged. I don't get a drop of water in the bilge when hosing out the cockpit and I have nothing under the hatches.alaskan1 wrote:
Anyone try to install a gasket on the cockpit hatch of a 32xx? I get quite a bit of overflow into the engine compartment when washing the deck etc. and thought that might help.
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If there is no rust on your engines from a salt water wash down you are not using enough water or catching enough fish. :sorrow:iceclimber wrote:
Hum...I also wonder if your drains are clogged. I don't get a drop of water in the bilge when hosing out the cockpit and I have nothing under the hatches.
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Sounds like I need gaskets and a drain hose cleaning. Thanks everyone.
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If I get salt water anywhere on my boat, I'm in trouble. We're on a lake.billsguns wrote:
If there is no rust on your engines from a salt water wash down you are not using enough water or catching enough fish. :sorrow:
To the OP, perhaps try lifting the hatch and let a little water drift across the deck onto the hatch rim. You should be able to spot where it's sneaking it. I am certainly no expert but I feel that hatch rim is designed to ship water out the drain - as in no sealing required. But, I was wrong about something yesterday too.
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