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Keay,<div><br></div><div>The cover to which you're referring is called a "sea hood" and is designed to protect the cabin interior when sailing in seas that break over the bow of the boat. Your boat has probably participated in ocean racing at one time or another. </div><div><br></div><div>A sea hood isn't really necessary for sailing on SF Bay, but you will occasionally take a breaking wave over the bow and as it comes back over the cabin top, water can be forced under the front lip of the sliding hatch and into the cabin. Going upwind in 25 knots on the City Front can be a very wet "Tuna experience."</div><div><br></div><div>The sea hood is probably bolted on, but there may also be some kind of sealant around the perimeter. If you remove the sea hood, you'll need to fill in the bolt holes at a minimum. If the sealant is of a permanent variety you may have to chisel the sea hood off, grind/sand away the residue, and repaint. Depending on whether the topsides have been repainted over the years, you may have to do some touchup in any case.</div><div><br></div><div>If your boat has a cleat bridge ("plate") spanning the main hatch to which the cleats controlling lines brought back from the mast are attached, it should be high enough so that those lines clear the top of the hood. If it isn't, then a short plastic spacer between the bridge's base and the cabin top should raise it high enough for clearance. Tap Plastic can probably make a pair for not too much $$$.</div><div><br></div><div>But having the control lines "rubbing" on the top of the sea hood shouldn't pose too much of a problem, either.</div><div><br></div><div>Since I raced my boat on SSS, BAMA, IYC, and OYRA ocean races, I always wished I did have a sea hood to prevent the water intrusion. If you remove the hood, be sure any electronics in the cabin (VHF radio, etc.) are protected from any water that might come in under the front of the hatch, even when it's closed all the way.</div><div><br></div><div>I think you can get my drift that I think a sea hood is a good investment, but if you remove it, offer it for sale on the Santana website. I'll bet someone's looking for one.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat Broderick</div><div>ex-"Elaine" #38000</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I had one on Poniente as well (hul #727) I think you can just remove it,<br><br>Anna<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Keay Edwards <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:keay@keay3.net">keay@keay3.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hello All,<br> <br> I got a few good responses to my question about light air sailing, thanks. I expect to consolidate the suggestions and post back to the list. Here is my new question. I have hull number #466. I recently purchased a used "bridge Plate"? the metal bar with cam cleats for running the control lines back to the cockpit.<br> <br> I have a fiberglass "box" that my hatch slides into when you push the hatch forward. It is stock, has non-skid on it. I've looked at all the photos I can find of S22's and I don't seem to see this on any other boats. The only reason I bring this up is that this structure will interfere with my running lines from the base of the mast. Any line will rub across the leading edge of the structure. Have many of you removed this structure?<br> <br> Here is a photo with an arrow pointing to the issue.<br> <br> <a href="http://keay3.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://keay3.blogspot.com/</a><br> <br> Thanks Much for any info you may have.<br> <br> Keay Edwards<br> <a href="mailto:keay@keay3.net">keay@keay3.net</a><br> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Tuna mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org">Tuna@myfleet.org</a><br> <a href="http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna" target="_blank">http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna</a><br> </blockquote></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tuna mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org">Tuna@myfleet.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna">http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>