Opening lights - not seating by 1/8"

[Patrick Randall]

Has anyone had the problem with the overhead opening lights? When dogged down, I can lift them all by about 1/8" - its as if the "rubber seating gasket" has flattened off. This stuff seems to be an easy push fit in the frame - has anyone replaced the stuff? They don't leak in vertical Florida thunderstorms but taking a wave on the deck or coachroof may cause ingress.Same problem with the forehatch. They are all a similar design - the opening part is basically an unframed piece of plexiglass.Some of the struts are a bit wobbly too.

 

[Terry]

Patrick, if the hatch seals on your boat are like.

on ours, and depending on age, most marine stores carry gasket replacement kits. Mine are still okay, but I have had to re-glue in places. It is just a matter of pulling up the old, clean the bed and the new stuff I've seen is self-adhering.Terry

 

[Roy Mosteller]

Replaced My Gaskets

The rubber gaskets on my 30T (1991) have all been replaced and no longer leak. I suspected they deteriorated because the boat was originally in Lake Mead where the intense Nevada sun made the gaskets hard and compressed. I obtained new gasket material from Hunter and it is simple to remove and replace the old gaskets.