[Rhodes22-list] Cabin Top Hatch Leak

[Steven Alm]

Hi Todd and thank you!

On Mon, 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
> >
>