Re: Hatch leaking
04-21-2004 | 10:16 PM
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Scott,
Call Bomar directly. My brother had a problem with his Bomar hatch, and they were very helpful. As a matter of fact, the person he spoke to informed him that they sell scratch and dent hatches directly, and he was able to buy a brand new hatch with a little scratch in the frame for a fraction of what one would have cost him in the store.
Paul
Call Bomar directly. My brother had a problem with his Bomar hatch, and they were very helpful. As a matter of fact, the person he spoke to informed him that they sell scratch and dent hatches directly, and he was able to buy a brand new hatch with a little scratch in the frame for a fraction of what one would have cost him in the store.
Paul
04-22-2004 | 05:58 AM
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out of town yesterday...
Hey Paul, thanks again for that info about my drives.
Scott? I got ahold of bomar too, but my hatch was so old (graymarine) that they couldn't help.
I didn't have extensive water damage so I used some "Git-Rot" to firm everything up. This was a 1979 Wellcraft Nova, so I wasn't going to redo the entire deck!
I used the screw holes for the hatch to get the "Git-Rot" to the places that didn't seem solid around the raw hatch opening. It dried like rock. Even in places where the wood was soft around the edge, it became hard enough to drill. After the "Git -Rot" cured, I glassed in the edges with west system, sanded that down and then spread new gel coat on my work and sanded that down. When I was done, the hatch opening looked new, and the deck was firm, not squishy. I filled and gelled the old screw holes (since I couldn't get the exact same hatch) and installed a brand new bomar hatch.
I actually had to make the hatch opening a tiny bit smaller to fit the new hatch right, but it all worked out great. It wasn't nearly as bad as many projects are... even though I had to completely remove the hatch and everything. In the end I was really glad that I took it on.
It's probably the only dry 79 out there!
I don't think I would the Git Rot trick with a newer or more badly rotted boat. But it was just the trick for that 79. Hope that helps!
Hey Paul, thanks again for that info about my drives.
Scott? I got ahold of bomar too, but my hatch was so old (graymarine) that they couldn't help.
I didn't have extensive water damage so I used some "Git-Rot" to firm everything up. This was a 1979 Wellcraft Nova, so I wasn't going to redo the entire deck!
I used the screw holes for the hatch to get the "Git-Rot" to the places that didn't seem solid around the raw hatch opening. It dried like rock. Even in places where the wood was soft around the edge, it became hard enough to drill. After the "Git -Rot" cured, I glassed in the edges with west system, sanded that down and then spread new gel coat on my work and sanded that down. When I was done, the hatch opening looked new, and the deck was firm, not squishy. I filled and gelled the old screw holes (since I couldn't get the exact same hatch) and installed a brand new bomar hatch.
I actually had to make the hatch opening a tiny bit smaller to fit the new hatch right, but it all worked out great. It wasn't nearly as bad as many projects are... even though I had to completely remove the hatch and everything. In the end I was really glad that I took it on.
It's probably the only dry 79 out there!
I don't think I would the Git Rot trick with a newer or more badly rotted boat. But it was just the trick for that 79. Hope that helps!
Last edited by fund razor; 04-22-2004 at 06:01 AM.
04-25-2004 | 09:24 AM
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Ok, received the new seal material from Bomar. Removed the latches (much easier to tuck seal into those corners) Tucked seal around perimiter, cut to length and superglued and butted the ends together. Once dry I used a marine silicon and placed a little on the corners and on the sides. Waited for all to dry and closed the hatches last night. It was tough to close with new seals! It is raining right now, so as soon as it lets up, I will go see how much success we had!
