Leaking Front Hatch on 2011 22 Cruiser

Is it the hatch, or around the hatch. Many boats have the cutout too large. I have had to add as much as 1/4" of "meat" (glass fibers) all of the way around to make them secure in the fit. This included the brand new Tom Cat.

The "lense" of the Bomar hatch can be repaced. Is there a vent in your Lense?
 
thataway said:
Is it the hatch, or around the hatch. Many boats have the cutout too large. I have had to add as much as 1/4" of "meat" (glass fibers) all of the way around to make them secure in the fit. This included the brand new Tom Cat.

The "lense" of the Bomar hatch can be repaced. Is there a vent in your Lense?
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To be honest, not sure if it's the hatch or the lens but pretty sure it's the hatch. Guess I'll go ahead and pull it to see if my cutout is too large.
 
I have had leaks through the handle. There is a phillips screw in the middle of the pivot part of the handle. Take it all apart and replace the "o" ring inside.
I would check that first before pulling the entire hatch. Thataway is correct, of course. There are many hatches where the opening is cut too big and the sealant around has failed, water into the core and then leaks.
 
A slow drip of brown water around the outside edge of my front hatch foretold sealant failure and wet balsa core. Moderately easy repair by removing hatch, stripping sealant, removing wet balsa and resealing the hull edge with thickened epoxy. Reseated the hatch with new sealant, and this area's now bombproof.
 
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