> To make it more watertight I put a thin layer of vaseline on the glass lip
> that was molded to hole that hatch cover. Over that I stretched some saran
> wrap smoothing out ALL the wrinkles. (The vaseline holds the saran wrap in
> place and allows you to get the wrinkles out easier) On top of the saran
> wrap I put a bead of clear marine grade caulk and put the hatch cover over
> it pushing down tight but not too hard. After 24 hours I took the cover
> off and had a permanent watertight seal. The caulk stuck to the hatch
> cover and not to the boat and the caulk formed itself to the exact shape
> of the lip filling the small imperfections that let the water in. This way
> I didn't need to make that hatch cover lower than the deck so I could fit
> in some 1/4" gasket materiel, the caulk is only 1/16" or less
> thick so it looks (and works) great.

Sorry Ross and Edgar, I reread you post last night and realized that you were talking about the same thing. Sometimes I really put my foot in it and just keep on yapping.

-mike