Paul — that looks pretty nasty; and those lenses don’t look like they’re
original to me. The hinges have two holes for bolts; it looks like the one on
the left of your photo cracked across those two holes. I have no clue where
the other one came from, with one large bolt through it, unless it was drilled
out from its original state.
If you can get the hinge pin out, I’d be willing to bet you could use the one
intact hinge from this hatch to have some new one machined out of aluminum,
with the original hole pattern for the lens bolts. If you decide to go that
route, let me know and I can have some lenses made up for you.
I doubt you’re going to find a replacement hatch anywhere that will fit those
dimensions without having to do a LOT of glass work; the pads in which they sit
don’t match any after-market hatches I’ve ever been able to find, or I would
have replaced mine long ago.
— Fred
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
> On Dec 6, 2015, at 10:51 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
>
>
> I have to pass on the hatch lenses. I have bigger problems with my hatches
> then just poor acrylic. I just removed the lenses, and found that ALL of
> the hinges were galled and most of the bolt threads are stripped. Even
> worst, one hinge, under a glob of silicone, is broken in two. It looks like
> the last owner tried to pot the lenses permanently in place with silicone. I
> have been putting this repair off for some time (the sunbrella hatch covers
> made it easy to ignore). And I was hoping it would be a somewhat easy fix,
> but as now see it is more of a mess that I realized. I am contacting
> Hammerhead and A&H to look for replacement parts, but may need to start
> thinking of hatch replacements if parts are not available.
>
> Have a look at:
> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oqyr9V2SNU/VmRVOgtsv4I/AAAAAAAAISU/yWwtZ3XFuz8/s1600/IMG_4905.JPG
>
> <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oqyr9V2SNU/VmRVOgtsv4I/AAAAAAAAISU/yWwtZ3XFuz8/s1600/IMG_4905.JPG>
>
> Thank you again for your kind offering to help.
>
> -
> Paul Eugenio
> 1981 C&C 38 Landfall
> S/V Johanna Rose
> Carrabelle, FL
>
> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ <http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/>
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