[Public-List] Companionway Hatch

[Wes Gardner]

As I have built them for other boats, I was going to build one for mine but never got around to it

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> On Aug 2, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Michael via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> 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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> Cc: "Wes Gardner" <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
> Sent: 8/1/2020 5:32:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Companionway Hatch
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>> 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
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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:
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>>>>> 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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