Traveller Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, blackrose said: After 12 years of being dry mine started leaking. I took the hatch off and found a bit of rust underneath which was collecting water. I also cut a 45 degree slot just in front of the hatch on each runner with a hacksaw. I actually cut a 5mm slot from each brass runner. No more drips now. Thanks blackrose, that sounds like what I need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 11 hours ago, blackrose said: After 12 years of being dry mine started leaking. I took the hatch off and found a bit of rust underneath which was collecting water. I also cut a 45 degree slot just in front of the hatch on each runner with a hacksaw. I actually cut a 5mm slot from each brass runner. No more drips now. Blackrose did you actually cut right through the brass slider and is 5mm the depth or width of the slot? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Traveller said: Blackrose did you actually cut right through the brass slider and is 5mm the depth or width of the slot? Thanks. I cut right through the brass runner and then took the piece out with a screwdriver. I painted over the steel underneath with some primer. Make sure you cut the slot at 45 degrees otherwise your hatch won't slide! 5mm is the width, it may have been slightly wider. The brass strip itself is only about 2 or 3mm deep. While you're at it turn the hatch cover over and check for rust at the contact points. Rub it down if it's rusty. I'm actually going to stick a small strip of brass onto that point with stixall to stop the rust returning. Edited March 21, 2018 by blackrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thanks, that is the plan then. What I have noticed is the previous owner has inserted a wood panel (roses and castle stuff) into the hatch and it appears to be fixed by having it rest/wedged between hatch and slide. That looks like potential trouble to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ9294 Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 On 13/03/2018 at 22:32, Traveller said: My hatches slide on an inverted L topped with a flat brass runner. In this country it rains now and again () and water runs down the flat surface of the runner under the hatch and in to the cabin. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Had thought of cutting a strategically placed slot in the brass runner. Thanks Colin I have the same problem so I’ve drilled 8mm hole in the brass runner and countsunk it it works very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 On 21/03/2018 at 05:10, blackrose said: I cut right through the brass runner and then took the piece out with a screwdriver. I painted over the steel underneath with some primer. Make sure you cut the slot at 45 degrees otherwise your hatch won't slide! 5mm is the width, it may have been slightly wider. The brass strip itself is only about 2 or 3mm deep. While you're at it turn the hatch cover over and check for rust at the contact points. Rub it down if it's rusty. I'm actually going to stick a small strip of brass onto that point with stixall to stop the rust returning. My hatch runs on plastic strips and I had the same problem of water running down them and some of it ending up on the rear steps. I also cut grooves so that the water runs off before the hatch which has worked well. Big question is why the problem suddenly started after 10 years. Could it be global warming or the new moorings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 New mooring might cause the boat to be presented at a different angle to the previling wind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 5 hours ago, PaulD said: Big question is why the problem suddenly started after 10 years. Could it be global warming or the new moorings? Wrong sort of rain on the tracks? (Well it works for the railway companies ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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