hunter 310 sliding door cover

[Dibid]

I want to remove the hatch on the top that contains the sliding door, the depth and speed displays and also covering the deck in front of the dogers, to clean under this hatch. Does anyone know if there is caulking under that hatch that I should put back after.
Since 2000, this part has not been cleaned. excuse my english, it's my second language!
Thank you all for answering.

 

[Tim22]

I’ve attached a photo showing what’s under the hood.

When you replace the hood make sure that the fastening screws are sealed as water will find its way into the cabin if they aren’t. (I speak from experience!!)

Tim

Hope this helps

 

[Dibid]

Thank you, that helps me a lot. I hope you did not have too much water infiltration.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Tim,

Any chance you have any more photos of "under the hood" ?

Always wondered what's under there as I've often thought about removing and re caulking the border with something better that general purpose silicone (factory install in 1999). It is now a shredded mess.

I know that DC 795 does a beautiful and long lasting job for surface caulking around fixed ports and hatches and was thinking of using white 795 around the hood.

 

[Tim22]

Hi Ralph
This is all I have. When I re installed the hood I didn’t caulk the border at all as there didn’t seem to be any reason for it. I did have to refill and redrill the screw holes as I found water was leaking into the cabin through them. It was the search for the leak that prompted me to remove the hood in the first place. Removing and re installing the hood is not difficult.

Tim

 

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[Ralph Johnstone]

Tim,

Thanks for the excellent collection of shots. I presume the darker ones show the accumulation of grunge before you cleaned out the interior.

These will be most useful for removal this summer.

 

[Tim22]

Yes, the grungy ones are the before cleaning but after I removed the wasp nest!

Tim

 

[Dibid]

Wow !
lots of difference between before and after, can't wait to do the job. thanks again for the photos.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Yes, the grungy ones are the before cleaning but after I removed the wasp nest!

WASP'S NEST ! ! ! !

Hadn't figured on this being a high risk job

 

[Tim22]

Very dangerous. I find I’m either being bombarded by seagulls, attacked by geese, or buzzed by wasps. Makes me long for winter!!