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Lamont270

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Does anyone have any tips on how to keep my sliding hatch from leaking into the cabin. I have cleaned all the grooves in the track and all parts seem to be there but every time it rains my cushions are wet.

Thanks
 
Are there any holes in your deck near the hatch? Someplace where a horn or chock or something is mounted? What I'm saying is it might not be the hatch itself but something in the general area. If you eliminate all other things, whatever remains, no matter how innocent looking, must be the solution. You might also want to have someone spray the deck area with a hose while you are inside the cuddy and see if you can see where the leak is coming from.
 
Lamont270 said:
Does anyone have any tips on how to keep my sliding hatch from leaking into the cabin. I have cleaned all the grooves in the track and all parts seem to be there but every time it rains my cushions are wet.

Thanks
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Typical thinking makes us raise the bow to properly drain a boat...but what I found out is it causes mine to leak into the cuddy...lowering the bow allows rain water to flow forward and off the front, while still draining the floor-deck aft...that's on my '95 V-21...my old '74 V-20 I always kept a raised bow...but I didn't have cushions...

What year model are you talkin about?...
 
I have this same issue on my 1993 V21. it's not that bad, but its enough to drive me insane. I only get a small amount on the floor and it stands to reason as the door/hatch don't seem to mate very well on this boat. it seems like there's a lot of room for water to enter directly where the cuddy door meets the sliding hatch. I plan on looking into it just as soon as I cross off the first 1000 things I have on my to do list.
 
That has happened since day one with my 91 cuddy I inherited from my dad. Only solution I found was to take the cushions out or at least stand them up against the sides of the cuddy. It was never a lot of water, but enough to get the cushions nice and ripe for mold growth.
 
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