Take a look:
What you are looking at is the discoloration of the metal from the adhesive used to hold a rubber gasket underneath the piano hinge, which was original on the teardrop. The new hinge is one I bought to hopefully solve my leak issues. Unfortunately, as you can see, the hinge is too narrow and does not cover the 'gap.'
Here is the original hinge:
Significantly larger; probably double in mass and girth. I think I'm going to have to resort to replacing the rubber gasket and re-installing the original hinge. I'm wondering if I should resort to my bicycle tire gasket solution again?
One thing that I did notice about the 'hatch' is that it is much more rigid with the horizontal stabilizer piece I re-attached to it. Also, it seems like the hatch fits perfectly over the sides of the galley. This was a problem on the trip back from Tennessee. It seemed to be quite weak and wobbled a lot. It now feels more solid.
Now, to find a gasket that is five feet wide and 1 1/2" thick, or something that would work like that. I wonder if butyl tape would be sufficient?
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