I believe the starboard forward companion way has screws from underneath as
well. You’ll have to pull the headliner.
The trim can be very difficult to remove.

You should plan on sealing the exposed balsa core in this are as well. On my
boat the trimdeck core was sealed with silicone. It’s dry, but it scares
me. I’l be removing some core and expoxying it closed when I put it back
together.

-p

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I want to lift the deck cover to examine the condition of the seals around
the forward companionway, as a new drip occurred this AM (“Boats is like
chillin, dey always need suppin”….a Bahamian quote that always stuck with
me). Is it as easy as just backing out the deck screws? Or are there
additional hardware that you can’t see?

Dan Kalinowski
Lady Leanne II (#135)
Honolulu

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Dan,

As I recall (because it’s been a couple of years at least since I messed
with that hatch), the midship companionway sea hood comes off simply by
removing the screws on deck. Then you have access to the runners underneath.
I didn’t remove them – I was just replacing the plastic slides at the time –
so I’m not sure how they’re fastened, but once you’re looking at them it
should be obvious.

FYI, my midship hatch does not seal along its after edge when it’s fully
closed. The first time I took green water over it, the seawater poured in! I
stuffed some rags or something into the crevice between the hatch and the
coaming and that alleviated the problem for the duration of that blow, but
the gap remains. Figuring out a seal for it is on one of my to-do lists.

PS: I know “midship” isn’t a real word, but I like it.

Tor
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Tor,
No boat…. nothing better to do…

midship [ˈmɪdˌʃɪp] Nauticaladj (Transport / Nautical Terms) in, of, or relating to
the middle of a vesseln
(Transport / Nautical Terms) the middle of a vessel

Alan

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Ah-HA! I am absolved! I thought I’d made it up – because sometimes “amidships” just doesn’t apply.

Thanks,

Tor
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amid·ships (ə mid′s̸hips′)adverb, adjective in or toward the
middle of a ship; esp., halfway between bow and stern

write(‘Webster’s New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’);
Webster’s
New World College Dictionary

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I am trying to figure out what people who don’t own boats do on Friday nights….. I know… I need a life…..
a

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If it’s that beautiful, why leave? Sounds like the kind of place we’re all
trying to sail away TO.

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OK.

What’s JoJa?

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Never mind. The coffee just kicked in and I got it.

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Thanks for the pointer, Dan. In fact, Bocas is exactly where I’m headed
(after the San Blas), more or less in tandem with a an old sailing buddy,
Ray Jason, aboard his sloop, Aventura. Ray, who writes quite a bit for
Latitude 38, SAIL and others, spent a couple of years hanging around there
and has been trying to lure me down for years. Now I’ll finally get to see
it for myself. I hear nothing but good things from other cruisers.

Tor
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Dan
There’s nothing special there. Just be sure to caulk the fasteners when you put them back in. Here’s some useful information.
http://www.richardcarter.net/boat/deckRot/

Regards
Rich

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This is a common problem. Afew years ago the most famous 424 owner(dead) sent infromation on how to build a better seal for this hatch. I think I have that information, but unfortunately the boat is in Trinidad and I am in Ohio until next year. The Ownwers Association office should have it. Jim

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This is a common problem. Afew years ago the most famous 424 owner(dead) sent infromation on how to build a better seal for this hatch. I think I have that information, but unfortunately the boat is in Trinidad and I am in Ohio until next year. The Ownwers Association office should have it. Jim

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Who is the famous dead owner?
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Pearson 424 Hull #8
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I assume he meant Hal Sutphen. The solution was to use weather stripping to
seal the sides of the hatch. It has worked for me for 8 years, but just
before I left the boat 3 weeks agoI noticed the hatch was leaking again.
Time re-bed and replace the stripping.

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Who is the famous dead owner?
-I –
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I assume we mean Ed. Merrick. Ed was a wealth of knowledge and I’m sure we all miss him. I remember the discussion. I searched through my email archive and could not find it.

I did something similar but not quite as elegant. It seems to work for me, but I’m sure his solution was better. The biggest improvement came from fixing the leaks under the hatch frame. Keeping the water from getting under the hatch slide is of little help if it leaks under the frame.

Rich

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The biggest issue with that frame is to keep the drain holes clear –
standing water inside the outboard runner will eventually go somewhere and
not somewhere good.

There could be more and bigger freeing holes on them.

Bob

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Hal Sutphen is correct and he had nice drawings on how to do this and it worked great. I also made a canvas cover and canvas enclosure fro that hatch which helps a lot. Jim Roberts

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