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Initially Posted - 04/01/2008 : 10:56:51

So I found where the water is coming from inside the boat. The sliding hatch is the smoked Plexiglas kind and it is curved inward some. I would think it should have been a convex shape so water runs to the outside but it is concave and water pulls in the middle.
Then when I slide the hatch open, it all runs off the forward end and into the boat. I found this last night while installing a stereo in the rain. I had everything nice clean and dry and then when I went to leave...splash.

I figure when the boat is on its mooring, I have a sunbrella cover that I will put a fender under so the water runs off. It is when we are on it at anchor that I wonder what to do about it.

Anyone else with the smoked Plexiglas have yours bent in as well? I am curious if a P.O was a bit hefty and stood on it.

S/V Cornbread
1995 C250WB #161
Charleston SC

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:41:24

I'm not near the boat but, I really think that mine is flat. If it has any curve, it's not noticable. I'd agree that the curve should be up if there is one though. Could you just flip it?

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:45:31

Looking at that right now. I would have to detach and reattach the trim peice at the front that serves as a handle for sliding it. I'll go look a bit more.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:52:41

Actually looking at it, I think I can flip it. The trim peice is on both sides. The only thing that has to be moved is the lock ring for the hasp on the companionway board. I'll give that a try when I get the mast raised and more out of the way.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 12:07:32

There's also a trim piece at the forward edge that prevents you from pulling the thing too far aft. Not sure how they're attached.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 12:58:33

I think i see how it got bent. My boat doesn't have a mast support. It looks like if you aren't very careful to make sure the top of the mast rests on the stern pulpit the weight of the mast can rest on that cover. I need to make a mast cradle. What have you guys used when making one to go into the gudgeons??? On my old San Juan I bought a set of pintles for it but these on the catalina look huge.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 17:10:19

My 250 came with a mast crutch. You could build one or give Catalina Yachts a call and I bet they sell them. It is a very nice setup that telescopes and helps a lot with mast raising and lowering.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 17:19:29

I have the same problem. I'm thinking of putting a stick to push it up and let time and warmth return it back to it's original shape.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 19:19:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Steve Blackburn
 I have the same problem. I'm thinking of putting a stick to push it up and let time and warmth return it back to it's original shape.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">You get that in Calgary?

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 20:02:43

Not for a while anyways! LOL. Going to do this this summer while the boat is idle.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 22:12:10

Steve,

What day will summer fall on this year up in Calgary?

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 22:17:33

June 12, 2010.

Actually we have very nice summers and mild winters. Almost never rains, just enough for the vegetation. At night the temperature drops but not enough for it to be cold (free air conditioning). Humidity being very low is key to our year round comfort.

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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 : 06:34:07

When I first got our boat I noticed that the hatch was concave, and that water dripped into the cabin from the underside. I removed the plexi hatch, when I removed the trim pieces I found that they were also bent. My fix: Milled the trim pieces flat on a jointer, turned the plexiglass over, milled a drip lip 1/8" wide, 1/8"deep about 1/2" in from the edge, on all four edges of the new bottom face. The grooves can be done with a table saw or router witn an 1/8" core box bit. The groove causes the water to drip off into the drains before it can creep around the bottom face of the plexiglass. I reassembled all of the pieces, the fix has seemed to last for the past 5 years.
Bill
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Kerr lake, N.C.

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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 : 10:57:41

Bill's mod is a good one. Later year 250's came with the channels in the plexi. These channels are on the underside of the panel and as the water goes around the edges it hits the channel and drops into the gutter. There were photos posted of this and I'll look to see if I can find them.

UPDATE - here is the thread:

[url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16672&SearchTerms=groove"]Grooves[/url]

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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 : 18:42:14

Super, That is what I will do as soon as I can. Thanks Bill! Did you have trouble getting the trim off?

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Response Posted - 04/04/2008 : 22:29:52

Not that I recall, I don't think it was glued on, only screwed.
Good luck
Bill C250wb #134 Serendipity
Kerr Lake, N.C.

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Response Posted - 04/04/2008 : 23:43:37

I restored my popup top this winter. Had to remove the plexiglass. When unscrewing the wood and plastic trim I noticed it was glued on with silicone. When putting it back together I made sure all the screw holes had silicone and I put a bead of silicone under the wood and plastic trims.

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