[Rhodes22-list] Cabin Top Hatch Leak

[Steven Alm]

Maria and I live in Menomonie and the boat's at the marina in the little
town of Pepin, WI at the southernmost end of the lake. It's a 40 minute
drive from us and our second season there and we like it a lot. In seasons
past, we've trailer-sailed and stayed at AirBnB or motels in Lake City, and
the marina there is nice, and also at the middle of the lake so it's easier
to go out and head either direction, whereas at Pepin you're at the end --
although we've motored down river to Wabasha and back - that's nice too.
Note: about five years ago I put in for a mooring at Hudson where you are
but never stayed due to some other logistics. Nice to hear from you, Rod
and give my best to Mary.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:12 AM Rod Ellner via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Slim……..we drove by Lake City on our way home from SD.    Are you on WI or
> MN side?
>
> Rod & Mary
> > On Jun 29, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > SLIM!!!
> >
> > Welcome back!!
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 11:42 Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Well, hello sailor! I don't think I've posted here since we lost our
> friend
> >> Rummy. Still miss him. Wherever he is I hope he's enjoying a Mt.
> Gay/diet
> >> coke.
> >>
> >> There have been a lot of changes in my world since then but I still sail
> >> Fandango. I bought the boat and joined this list 25 years ago - wow! I'm
> >> retired and live in Wisconsin now (Rummy is laughing and insisting I'm
> now
> >> a Packers fan. I'm not!). I keep my boat slipped at a marina on Lake
> Pepin,
> >> which is really The Mississippi River where it widens between WI and MN.
> >> It's about 2 miles wide and 20 miles long so it's a nice big stretch of
> >> sailing water. There's almost no current and it's known as the
> birthplace
> >> of water skiing, and home to the fabled sea monster "Peppie". I'm very
> well
> >> and happy, thank you.
> >>
> >> I have a very minor problem and thought it'd be a good excuse to drop in
> >> and say hi. I'm a little rusty at searching the archives and didn't
> find it
> >> there. The hatch on the port side cabin top leaks a little. I'm
> wondering
> >> if anyone has replaced the foam gasket around the opening or has any
> other
> >> fixes. I thought of just sticking a dime or something up in the latches
> on
> >> the inside to make it close a little tighter but that would probably
> loosen
> >> the latches permanently and then dimes would have to become part of my
> >> onboard gear forever and my checklist is already a novel. Thanks in
> advance
> >> for any suggestions, and looking forward to hearing from some old
> friends
> >> or new ones.
> >>
> >> -Slim
> >>
>
>