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Because the hatch had also been caulked form the inside - and that had mostly held up over the years - water was getting trapped and rotted some balsa core.
Another boater lent me this great little pull scraper to clean up the parameter.
I think the reason it never sealed correctly (I'm guessing from the factory ) is that the machine screws that hold the hinges stick out about 1/32 -1/16. When the hatch was tightened down the screws left a mark on the gel coat and stopped the hatch from fully compressing the caulk right underneath the hinges.
first: clean up all the old caulk and muck
On the Erie Canal I had caulked the parameter hoping it would tide us over until I could pull it but it didn't and I can see why
the leaks came from under the hinges where the caulk had not quite spread out all the way to create a seal
The main hatch has has been leaking for a while but I wanted to get off the great lakes before taking it apart (I made a quick and dirty rain cover that attached into the four existing snaps for the sun shade)
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The main hatch has has been leaking for a while but I wanted to get off the great lakes before taking it apart (I made a quick and dirty rain cover that attached into the four existing snaps for the sun shade)
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