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I have a 1999 23 conquest. Just got it and Love the boat but am very unhappy with one thing. All the hatches leak when being washed down. They are all flat bottomed hatches with a rubber seal that seems to do very little. The seals appear to be in good condition Has anyone increased the effectiveness of the seals? I have owned a number of boats and this is by far the worst. I was thinking of using a router and putting a lip of some sort under the hatch lid to keep the water from flowing along the bottom of the hatch. The hatch for the bilge is the worst. one 20 minute wash down with a garden hose puts several inches of water in the bilge.

THanks.