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martinsokolowski
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Initially Posted - 05/23/2003 :  21:53:52  Show Profile
What is the easy way to remove the sliding hatch over the companionway?

The edges of the hatch that ride on the teak wood are wearing thin. I need to take the hatch off to build the edges back up with new fiberglass.

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Martin Sokolowski
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Catalina 25, hull #742
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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 05/23/2003 :  22:09:31  Show Profile
Martin,

The teak rails are the only thing holding the hatch down. They are secured from the bottom with SS screws. You only have to take one out, then you can tilt the hatch up and lift it off the other rail. Someone just posted about this repair a few weeks ago. You might want to do a search.

Eric Werkowitz
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Steve Kostanich
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Response Posted - 05/25/2003 :  11:24:32  Show Profile
Martin,
See my post on the General topic board. (about 2 weeks ago) I just did what you are about to do; it's not too difficult to get things back to a fairly useable condition.

Steve Kostanich C-25 Equinox 1119 sr/sk
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Dave B
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Response Posted - 05/25/2003 :  18:29:24  Show Profile
Martin: To add to what Eric said, in my opinion, the fiberglass flanges that ride in the slots in the teak rails are not engineered to support the hatch--just to keep it in position. The support should be at the forward and aft edges of the hatch where cutouts fit around the raised fiberglass rail on the poptop (or coachroof). The combination of wearing flanges and scraping sounds (the forward edge rubbing on the nonskid) appears to be caused by wear at those four support points. Small pieces of nylon under each of those four edges will raise the hatch, take the pressure off the flanges, and eliminate the squawk, as discussed on the other thread.

There's nothing wrong with repairing the flanges, but I recommend addressing the four corners as well, so the flanges aren't carrying the weight (and possibly yours if you step on the hatch).

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 #5032 "Passage" SR/FK/Dinette/Honda in SW CT
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John J.
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Response Posted - 05/27/2003 :  18:41:39  Show Profile
Doesn't the hatch just slide forward ( or aft I suppose ), out of the slots in the teak rails? What's stopping it?
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/27/2003 :  19:31:11  Show Profile
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Doesn't the hatch just slide forward ( or aft I suppose ), out of the slots in the teak rails? What's stopping it?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

The sliding hatch side flanges are inserted into the slots in the teak rails. These slots do not go all the way to the ends of the rails. And if my memory serves me correctly, there is a lip on the forward cabintop that also stops the hatch from coming off.

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