Can't batten my hatch.

Aug 20, 2012
33
Catalina 25 Punta Gorda
The forward hatch on my '89 Catalina 25 has come apart. First I glued the frosted plexiglass back into the frame with 5200 (Satan's glue.) That worked for a while. Then I noticed that there was a leak where the two ends of the gasket had shrunk. While trying to install a replacement gasket from CD the plexiglass glued in with 5200 had come loose and now presented a new leak problem.

Has anyone else had the same problem and how did you reconstruct the hatch? It's the rainy season in Florida and water leaks are a big problem, so want to solve the problem as quickly as possible.
 
Mar 26, 2011
3,717
Corsair F-24 MK I Deale, MD
Actually, 5200 is not very secure with many plastics. It's tenacity applies mostly to gelcoat and fiberglass, less so to metals, and relatively poor over time with many plastics.
Dow 795 or Sika 295.