: My experience is that if one store doesn't have the size
: weatherstrip you want, try the next one. Seems like every store
: carries a different selection of sizes, if not brands. Kind of
: strange, but what the heck.

: Thick and wide doesn't equate to watertightness any more than lots
: of hold-down pressure does. What matters is building accurately,
: and I suspect this mostly means finishing out the inside of the
: hatch cover with a glass smooth mating surface that can seal
: very nicely against the weatherstrip gasket.

: If I recall correctly, I used 1/8" x 3/4" wide strip for
: molding, and chamfered the foam with safety razor blades, which
: is why I started with such a wide strip. Then I used 3/16"
: x 1/4" for the actual gasket. I may sound like a broken
: record saying so once again, but it's almost unbelievable just
: how little hold-down tension is required to keep a very
: effective seal.

: http://mysite.verizon.net/NGC704/newOI/Page_7.htm

Is this a misprint? Did you really put a 1/4" wide gasket in a 3/4" wide slot? How's that work?