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Yesterday I installed the four hatch
dogs, and this morning tightened them down.
Using the photos sent to me from some of the
discussion list members,
I drilled where I thought was appropriate according to the tape measure
in one of the photos, starting with the forward port side dog. But one
hole topside came out just inboard of the handrail -- the other beneath
the raised runner for the sliding hatch! Fortunately, I stopped drilling
when I realized the bit was going too deep, didn't drill it all the way
through. I filled in the one hole with epoxy and moved the hatch
dog's inboard location an inch outboard of the handrail centerline then
drilled, sealed and fastened it.
(Apr. 27, 2005) |
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For some reason, the diameter of the
flat-head screws that came with the Catalina Direct kit were slightly
larger than the holes in the hardware, so the hardware had to be
drilled out to fit. This morning I tightened down the dogs and sure
enough, they pulled the pop top tight against the gasket:
the gaps disappeared. |
