Way off topic now, but no one can beat Shackelton and his crew's escape from
certain death on his ill-fated trip down there.  Read about that next. A
drafty Vanagon hatch (Vanagon content) is nothing compared to two years on
an ice floe.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 10:28 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage

worst journey, feh. Those effete sassanachs are always making a big fuss
about a brisk walk.

:)

So even with striker plate out of the picture, the hatch does not lie flush
with body? Do you feel the hatch pressing on the rubber seal? Can you do the
dollar bill test around the hatch while helper pushing on hatch? Perhaps
find a spot that is tighter?

The only other adjustment is/are the hinge plates, and that can be a bit of
a bugger - bolts can be in there very tight and you do need a helper to hold
hatch/stand back and look etc.

alistair

On 2012-09-24, at 9:58 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> "you really gotta look in Bentley more often Ramblin'  Jack :)"
>
> Yeah, because it's so darn fascinating.
>
> I'm presently reading "The Worst Journey in the World," Apsley
Cherry-Garrard's account of the 1910-1913 Scott expedition to be the first
to reach the South Pole (beaten by Amundsen).
>
> That's a lot more interesting.
>
> "yes, those two stops, I think a 17 or a 19 mm open end fits on them. Look
closely."
>
> Well there's my problem. Even with the striker plate all the way forward,
the door does not close flush with the body, and doesn't even come close to
touching them little bumpers.
>
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