The rain's getting in

[Coda]

I've just bought a Snapdragon 27 and am very disappointed with the spray hood. It finishes at the end of the hatch, so the rain comes in vertically. I thought of putting a 15" extension on the back of the hatch and tried it out with some ply, but it still rains in with only a very light breeze from the stern. I seem to remember seeing ideas to stop this problem, like a type of blind made of waterproof material to hang from the hatch. Any tips?

 

[alahol2]

Welcome to the forum, I guess you've suffered the fate of many new users and disappeared off the page before the posting appears. Hopefully this will bring you to the top of the page and someone may have a solution for you.

 

[Wansworth]

Its quite normal to get rain in the cabin with the wind aft;unless you fit an acylic washboard the only other way is to turn the boat round.As for the sprayhood finishing too soon would it be possible to add another hoop and extend the hood aft which would give better protection sailing ...

 

[sailorman]

we have a sq of acrylic canvas with a window in it. this is fixed with bumgee to the halliard winches either side of the hatch & hangs down or the bottom end fixed by hooks on any suitable point down the cockpit

 

[prv]

I inherited quite a deluxe hatch curtain, because the washboards form part of the double berth so can't really be put in at night when on board.

There's a strip of metal track across the aft end of the hatch, a bit like the awning track you get round the rim of a caravan. The top edge of the curtain has a boltrope that slides into this track. The curtain has two layers, a transparent outer made of heavy plastic, and a lightweight acrylic fabric inner to add privacy when needed. There's a set of tapes sewn in at the top so that one or both layers can be rolled up and tied out of the way. You can throw the whole lot round onto the top of the hatch and slide it backwards and forwards as required; mine stayed attached to the track for the whole of the 36 hours the Scuttlebutt cruise was in Yarmouth this weekend.

Currently mine has no means of securing the bottom edge; there are hooks, but no longer anything to attach them to. Nevertheless, with the weight of the plastic sheeting used, I haven't found this a problem, it stays put on its own.

For fine weather in busy harbours there's also a light cotton curtain made of the same patterned fabric as the cabin curtains. It doesn't keep the weather out, just the peerings of nosy grockles

Pete

 

[Coda]

Rain

Thanks to you all for your helpful replies.

 

[Ben Dockrell 22]

Another puddle under my hatch this morning

 

[sailorman]

Another puddle under my hatch this morning

the least of your jobs

 

[Ben Dockrell 22]

 

[CoVianna]

Another puddle under my hatch this morning

Good God man! Use the heads!