ok here is the seal that should come with the boat from the factory....an airtight one...keep everything dry
what you will need:
all purpose silicone
cornstarch
acrylic paint(if you want to color your seal)
some sort of spreader (the yellow one pictured makes life SOOOO much easier)
some ziplock bags
if you source most of the stuff from what you have like i did should be about $4...$3 for silicone and $1 for cornstarch
DO THIS OUTSIDE THE SMELL THAT COMES OFF DRYING OOGOO IS NASTY AND WILL GIVE YOU A HEADACHE
STEP BY STEP
1. go to this site and learn all about oogoo
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To- ... ing-Oogoo/2.realize all the possible uses of oogoo
3.clean around you hatch seal....my lip seal that goes around the hatch lid had been removed....this is how this whole idea came about....im cheap and instead of buying the $9 or so worth of seal trim for it i came up with this
4. tape around the hatch opening trim....you will also have to come up with a solution for the seal around the hatch lid if you dont want to remove it....either tape it back or take it off or if you think it wont get in the way just leave it(mine was off when i did it so im not sure if it will get in the way or not).....this is do at your own risk dont blame me if you screw up ur hatch lid seal taking it off(even tho you really dont need it with this seal
...im sure with it on the seal will be even better tho
5. take silicone out of tube...easiest way is to cut whole top off with razor blade where the pointy tip is then push out with screw driver
6.choose color
7.add color i used about twice as much is pictured here...alittle goes a long way....MIX COLOR THOROUGHLY BEFORE ADDING CORNSTARCH TAKES ALOT OF MIXING TO GET IT IN THERE EVENLY
8. add cornstarch...i used about 3 or 4 to 1 (silicone to cornstarch) gives about ten mins working time until its like playdough
9. MIX THOROUGHLY!!!!!this is the finished product ready for application
10. apply around the hatch seal EVENLY....try to think of making an L shaped seal around the hatch lip so the hatch lid both rests on top and the silicone also seals around the sides of the hatch.
11. apply your bags....polyethelene will not stick to oogoo ONCE IT HAS DRIED so technically you could just throw the lid on and mold it then once dry it would peel off......this step is so you can apply the hatch lid do the initial molding then take the lid off WHILE OOGOO IS STILL WET and check for an EVEN SEAL...you can tell this by simply seeing a flat molded surface all the way around
12. mold with ur hatch lid.....after you have checked for an even seal and for an even gap all the way around the lid then let dry for about 2 hrs
13. This is the dried seal just after curing
14. trim to ur liking and remove tape
DONE!!!! this seal is very durable if you take it off, which i dont suggest, its like a giant rubber band...i have yet to feild test it for a long time but i feel it will last forever....if it doesnt hey its only $4 right
Hopefully this helps you guys....I did this write up in appreciation of all you other guys on the net that have helped me in the past not only on this site but on the many other sites dedicated to the AI and TI's....just got mine and look forward to years of fishing fun!!....also just finished my roll bars
just one example of an idea i got from the net
also i want to thank the guy who invented oogoo....i have simply repurposed an existing idea
and hopefully sparked some imaginations for different uses
thanks!!
-Jeff