Trojan Boat Forum

First Trojan, new to forums

I'm restoring a '68 31ft flybridge cruiser. First wood boat, first restoration. I've gutted it out, cleaned the inside.
First priority is sealing the cabin from leaks. Storm last night... leaks everywhere especially from the deck hatch. All original sealing & hatch. Weather strip original too. What type of weather
Strip should I use since the original, track like strip is not available anymore?
Thanks all

Sorry, I can't help you; but I am sure you will get a lot of help from this site. Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard. Try Beacon Marine the sponsors of the site. You can also get a pattern of the cross section and try to match it up. A google search might help.

I've got the same issue on the F44 I am restoring. Mine is leaking where the fiberglass in the hatch frame meets the frame. I was going to attempt to simply seal it with 3m 4000 in black because I have not seen a seal out there for it either.
Drew

Yeah, Wolf, I'm on the Fence about whether attempting to seal this original hatch or just upgrade to a Bomar or something comparable. I'd like to stay true to the style of the vessel but functionality is important also. Not prepared for the expense of a new hatch (carbs getting rebuilt) and it would probably be a custom size cover at 19 x 22, which in my research thus far, is not a factory retrofit for most hatch cover listings. Arghhh.