[Public-List] Companionway Hatch

[Michael]

Checkmate doesn't have a sea hood-it's on my bucket list-but even a 
driving rain or washing down with a hose will cause water to get under 
the sliding hatch into the cabin.
Michael Grosh
#220

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From: "Wes Gardner via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
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Subject: Re: [Public-List] Companionway Hatch

>Remove and rebuild it so it’s stout enough to be stomped on. There shouldn’t be anything on deck that can’t take your weight...that’s just asking for trouble
>
>Sent from my iPhone
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>>  On Aug 1, 2020, at 3:14 PM, Winslow Ayer via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>>  Thanks, we don’t get many heavy seas on Lake Champlain but I can appreciate why it would be necessary on the ocean. The extra protection would be nice.
>>
>>  Winslow
>>
>>>  On Aug 1, 2020, at 1:53 PM, James Cowhey via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>>>  It’s called a sea hood.  I believe the purpose is to keep water (seas) from entering the boat through the front of the companionway  when waves are breaking over the bow.
>>>
>>>  James Cowhey
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>>>>>  On Aug 1, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Winslow Ayer via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  What’s the reasoning for the fiberglass cover over the companionway hatch. I’ve been toying with the idea of removing it so that I can stand up there when I’m furling the sail and moving around up there. Was this an original feature or an add-on?
>>>>
>>>>  Winslow
>>>>  Tinkers Damn #283
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