For hatches, I second Bob's recommendation for Hammerhead. Website is hatchrepair.com
Yes the hatch oem is A&H, but they are really expensive. The dude at Hammerhead is an ex-A&H employee and does good work. Cheers Colin On 9/8/12, Brent Driedger <bren...@highspeedcrow.ca> wrote: > It's a crappy job but the hours put in will save you misery down the road. > Re-bed the toe rail. Find a friend and the two of you remove it from tip to > tail. Clean the surfaces very well. Place butyl tape on the toe rail and > re-apply. I used 1/8 butyl on mine and its been squishing out a little every > year since. 1/16 may be better. It can be bought at any window supplier, > adhesive supplier or RV centre. Stay away from silicone at all costs. It is > a sealant only, not an adhesive and it only works were the joint is not > exposed to the weather. Exposed silicone will collect dirt and peel off > within a year or two. If you need to silicone seal a fitting, place the goo > on it, tighten the fitting just a bit and let it harden, then tighten it all > up later. Think of it as a gasket material only. For a stronger adhesive > bond use a polyurethane like 3M 4200. This stuff sets up fairly hard but can > be removed. Stay away from 3M 5200 as it will never come apart. > > Cheers > > Brent Driedger > C&C 27-V > s/V Wild Rover > > > > On 2012-09-08, at 7:37 PM, Helen Abbott wrote: > >> Robert: >> >> 1. Use this contact for your hatch repair: >> >> gcha...@hhns.ca >> >> 2. Butyl tape for the toerail sealant.....if the yacht shop doesn't have >> any, check out the RV dealers. >> >> 3. Running rigging.....you will figure that out. >> >> Bob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2012/09/08 5:21 PM, Robert Coffelt wrote: >>> Being new to this please excuse my inevitable inaccurate use of >>> nomenclature. I am, however, a retired aircraft mechanic so I do have a >>> good knowledge of machinery so I'm hoping that will aid me in getting and >>> keeping my new, to me, boat operating well. I have many questions and >>> here's a couple to start. >>> 1. Hatch repair. I can't find mfg. or model. I do need a new round seal >>> and the bottom fitting on the extension strut. The fitting is cracked. >>> The seal is as good as gone. It would also be nice to replace the glass >>> and be able to see the world through it. I've found various seal >>> materials on line some out of this world expensive. >>> >>> 2. A good sealant for inbd. side of the toe rail. The previous owner has >>> used West Marine sealant (silicone) and is coming off. Is there a better >>> product that will last a year or so until I can rebed the toe rails? 3M >>> 5200 perhaps? >>> >>> 3. Good source for lines. The halyards and sheets need replacement. Once >>> again I've been on line looking. There is such a variety where to start? >>> I would require type, length, diameter and some splicing information. The >>> slicing I would leave to a pro. >>> >>> That's enough for a start. I'll be using this boat on the Columbia and >>> Willamette Rivers no salt. I'm a photographer, hobby, and I think this >>> boat will make a great platform for photographing the wildlife, people, >>> shipping etc. and just plain exploring. I welcome all knowledge and >>> opinions on the above. >>> >>> Bob C >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
