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10-20-2019, 07:54 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Pittsburgh
Vessel Name: Isabella
Vessel Model: 42’ Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 31
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Sliding roof hatch leak
Hello All,
I recently purchased a 1978 GB 42 Classic. During hard rain events water drips into the aft cabin from the sliding hatch. How does one remove the hatch to inspect and prevent the leaks ?
JLG
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10-20-2019, 08:18 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,191
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I don’t know how your sliding hatch comes off. We had a sliding hatch on our sundeck hardtop that leaked badly. I took it off, ground off the fiberglass rails and got rid of it. Probably not a good option for you.
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10-20-2019, 09:07 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Pittsburgh
Vessel Name: Isabella
Vessel Model: 42’ Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 31
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Sliding hatch leak
I agree. I don’t think removal is an option.
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10-20-2019, 09:43 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,191
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Can you post some photos of the top and bottom?
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10-20-2019, 10:01 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,333
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Can`t remember how but the shipwright said removing the sliding hatch to the FB on my IG to repaint it was dead easy. Wish I could remember how, to help.
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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10-20-2019, 11:38 PM
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Senior Member
City: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Vessel Name: Change of Heart
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 236
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There are rails on the outer sides of the teak "sliders"...these are the thick pieces of wood running fore and aft which the hatch slides back on. You need to remove several small screws from the rails. Once the rails are removed you can lift the hatch lid straight off. NOW...the lid is likely not the source of the leak. If you look carefully you should find two weep holes on the bottoms of the sliders. These need to be kept clean and open otherwise in heavy rain the water can back up and seep into the hatch. I have a 1973 GB42 and had the same problem.
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10-20-2019, 11:42 PM
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Senior Member
City: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Vessel Name: Change of Heart
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 236
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Isabella42, if you haven't already done so I would recommend joining the forum at IAGBO. Lots of good advice from veteran owners. There's also a pretty good Grand Banks Owners Group over on Facebook.
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10-21-2019, 05:36 AM
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Guru
City: Narragansett Bay
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 36 Classic #715
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,857
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Have a Sunbrella cover made. Well worth it as it keeps water out and also protects the bright work. Pretty much standard on the Grand Banks.
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10-21-2019, 10:32 AM
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Guru
City: Gulf Islands, BC Canada
Vessel Name: Sea Sanctuary
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4588
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 5,017
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The rails may have plugged weep holes. Others have found the water weeping through where the rails are fastened to the deck. Removing and rebedding is the final solution. where the rails meet the cross section is a ponding area that should have weep holes so standing water does not readily weep through joint mitre lines.
The rails are fastened by screws into the framing roof support. You should see where the rails have teak plugs inserted to cover the screws. once plugs and screws are removed the rails come off, then you can sikaflex bed them for another decade of leak free.
Add weep holes if none at where the rails meet the cross member.
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