Hi All: I finally tracked down a leak to a starboard Lewmar hatch on my 1996 h376. It appears that I will have to remove the hatch, put down some new "caulking" and replace the hatch. If anyone has done this, can you recommend the type of bedding I should use for the job, and perhaps some tips on any trouble spots I might run into. Thanks .......... Jeff
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Use Life Caulk.
Jeff: I would recommend Life Caulk. This is really the best product on the market. No it will not permanently glue the hatch to the deck like 5200. The biggest difference is this stuff flows well, stays plyable, can be removed if you ever need to redo and lasts almost indefinetly. Just another thought. You may want to consider over drilling out all of the screws holes for the hatch and refilling with epoxy. Then when you refit the hatch you do not need to worry about any of these holes leaking into the deck area in the future. "Do it right and you only have to do it once!"
Jeff: I would recommend Life Caulk. This is really the best product on the market. No it will not permanently glue the hatch to the deck like 5200. The biggest difference is this stuff flows well, stays plyable, can be removed if you ever need to redo and lasts almost indefinetly. Just another thought. You may want to consider over drilling out all of the screws holes for the hatch and refilling with epoxy. Then when you refit the hatch you do not need to worry about any of these holes leaking into the deck area in the future. "Do it right and you only have to do it once!"
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Bob Howie
Caulking the hatch
I concur with Steve. Had this problem on my 78h30 and did it just same way Steve outlined; presto, no more hatch leak.
I concur with Steve. Had this problem on my 78h30 and did it just same way Steve outlined; presto, no more hatch leak.
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Jeff Bacon
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Thanks everyone. Lifecaulk seems to get the nod from a number of different sources. By the same token,5200 seems to be a no-no. Jeff
Thanks everyone. Lifecaulk seems to get the nod from a number of different sources. By the same token,5200 seems to be a no-no. Jeff
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Doug T.
5200
5200 is great if you don't EVER want to take the pieces apart again. Like for hull-to-deck joins, toerails, keels...
5200 is great if you don't EVER want to take the pieces apart again. Like for hull-to-deck joins, toerails, keels...
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Bob Howie
5200 has a weakness
Ok, folks, we all know when something is put together with 5200 that's just about it, right? Well, not necessarily. That hatch problem I had? Well, they'd used 5200 on it, but didn't do it right -- how you screw up using 5200 is beyond me -- but anyway I had a big mess and grinding it out wasn't exactly an option. I was about to go nuts when I found some stuff -- at Boat/US of all places -- called Anti-Bond 2015. It was $15 for a 4 oz. can, but what the hell, I'd tried everything else to no avail. The stuff kinda smells like turpentine and it's in a metal pump can and pretty easy to use. I followed the directions and 15 minutes later 5200 was coming up like old chewing gum. I had to use it a couple of times to get it completely off, but final clean up was done with straight mineral spirits and the fiberglas was spiffy clean. It's the damndest stuff I've ever seen. I have a can on the boat and a can in the box here in the shop. JWB Enviromental puts the stuff out and they even have a website, www.antibond2015.com. Believe me, when all else fails, this stuff is worth a try.
Ok, folks, we all know when something is put together with 5200 that's just about it, right? Well, not necessarily. That hatch problem I had? Well, they'd used 5200 on it, but didn't do it right -- how you screw up using 5200 is beyond me -- but anyway I had a big mess and grinding it out wasn't exactly an option. I was about to go nuts when I found some stuff -- at Boat/US of all places -- called Anti-Bond 2015. It was $15 for a 4 oz. can, but what the hell, I'd tried everything else to no avail. The stuff kinda smells like turpentine and it's in a metal pump can and pretty easy to use. I followed the directions and 15 minutes later 5200 was coming up like old chewing gum. I had to use it a couple of times to get it completely off, but final clean up was done with straight mineral spirits and the fiberglas was spiffy clean. It's the damndest stuff I've ever seen. I have a can on the boat and a can in the box here in the shop. JWB Enviromental puts the stuff out and they even have a website, www.antibond2015.com. Believe me, when all else fails, this stuff is worth a try.
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Bob Howie
Oh, one more thing....
I do agree with Doug, tho, in that even Anti-Bond 2015 notwithstanding, 5200 isn't exactly what I would use to recaulk a hatch into a deck. Would still go with Lifecaulk.
I do agree with Doug, tho, in that even Anti-Bond 2015 notwithstanding, 5200 isn't exactly what I would use to recaulk a hatch into a deck. Would still go with Lifecaulk.
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