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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Switchback on May 09, 2019, 09:17:24 AM

Title: Companion Way Sliding Hatch Leak
Post by: Switchback on May 09, 2019, 09:17:24 AM
Hello all,

When it rains really hard or when it's been raining for a while, water seems to pool up in the area where the companionway sliding hatch goes when it is open. (Not sure what this area is called). When I close the hatch after opening it all that water will come splashing down into the companionway. Does anyone else experience this and is there an easy fix?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Companion Way Sliding Hatch Leak
Post by: Stu Jackson on May 09, 2019, 11:06:17 AM
You most likely need to clear the drains at the outboard forward ends of the wood trim.

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,7191.msg54564.html#msg54564

You can read more by doing an advanced search on "hatch drains" using my name.  (Use the Search tab on the header of these pages between Help and Admin.)
Title: Re: Companion Way Sliding Hatch Leak
Post by: Ron Hill on May 12, 2019, 02:56:41 PM
Switch : If you can't find those drain slots on the outboard side of those teak boards (where they meet the deck) about 4 " from the bow end; you might have to remove those board strips as the slots are all gunked-up!!

A thought