Replacing Cockpit Locker/Lazererrto Rubber Seals

[Shipscarver]

The rubber(?) sealing material around the cockpit lazarettos is gone.Whatever was been there originally had been replaced at some point with a sticky backed foam rubber stripping running around the locker opening. In theory, the foam rubber, glued to the base around the locker filled the space and pressed against the underside of the lid to form a seal. It crumbled. Looking for something to replace it I discovered Lock-tite makes a product, but it is sold in $250 and up, marina size rolls. Is that what I am looking for? What else works for my CD27? How do I determine size, if that counts?

[SurryMark]

Sealing (and locking) the lazarette seems like something to do against being pooped. Do you expect those conditions off Florida?(seems likely: the waves have a long way to roll before the bottom shoals up.) Maybe I'm being too casual in the Gulf of Maine.

[Shipscarver]

We do see an occasional wave here on the gulf of Mexico. Sometimes, we even feel a breeze.

[Matt Cawthorne]

My CD never had seals under the cockpit locker lids. While it seems like a good idea it might also limit ventilation and lead to mold.

[Roy J.]

Many recommend sealing cockpit lockers as preparation for blue water cruising -- to prevent filling the boat from a cockpit full of water. I used adhesive-backed rubber door/window sealer that is plentiful at the auto parts store. It has lasted well for around 5 years.

[Matt Cawthorne]

I have had my CD-36 cockpit flooded by very large waves 4 times in my sailing career. In the Gulf stream it feels warm and refreshing. Off George's bank it is not so pleasant. Not very much seems to get in around the cockpit lockers. The big thing to watch out for is to lock your companionway boards in place. Once a crew member opened the companionway and took the top hatch board out to come on deck just as the wave hit the boat. Even with the lower two boards in place a prodigious amount of water went below.

[Como No Cruising]

Ditto to Matt's remarks. Go ocean crossing, get big waves, get wet.
We have had one break over us in the Gulf Of Mexico. Some of our fellow voyagers go so far as to duct tape the lockers to keep water out when undertaking long voyages. We just weatherstip and latch the lockers.

[Bob Owens]

My CD27 also shows no sign of ever having rubber gaskets under the cockpit and lazarette covers.
Bob