Loose Screws on Ports

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Aug 24, 2009
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Catalina 310 Sturgeon Bay, WI
I see we were talking hatch leaks, and I just finished replacing all the gaskets on my (6) Six ports. I just had one odd thing I noted when working on the Lewmar Ports. On every one the screws were loose that sandwich the hull between the frame members. Now when I say loose, I am talking one fell out when I popped the frame off, others were wiggling, all needed to be tightened. I am surprised there have been no leaks at the frame itself. The deck/hull is solid so it was not an issue of water damage allowing the frame to come loose. Anyone else found that their ports have come loose over the years? This is my 5th Catalina and never had this happen before. Russ
 
Dec 25, 2008
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catalina 310 Elk River
Some of mine are in the same condition, some epoxy should solve the problem.
 
Sep 29, 2008
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Catalina 310 #185 Quantico
Did not have a screw loose

:snooty:

Just re-bedded my hatch and ports with Bed-It-Butyl. :)
 
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