Dennis
To avoid being trapped we have attached a length of shockcord to the
back side of the latch so it hangs down into the locker. It is a
straight section going to a loop. The straight section's end has a
small diameter copper pipe that has been crimped flat (using a vice in
my workshop) then having holes drilled so matches the cover's latch
holes. The other end forms a loop by crimping. That loop is just long
enough to go over the main winch and keep the seat/cover open.
My biggest problem has been with the three hinges in that they have
cracked/broken. It seems that the back edge of the seat/cover was not
sealed and and the core compressed allowing shear across the face of the
hinge. All have been replaced which is a two man job, one inside with a
nut driver trying to not loose the nuts/washers to the bilge god and the
other topside doing the screwing.
Don Kern
Fireball 35-2, 12708
Bristol, RI
On 1/4/2019 11:00 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote:
Touche' still has the original cockpit locker hasp style latches. You
know the ones that are "upside down" so they close when the lid is
down trapping me in the locker. I actually don't mind them because I
drape a coil of line or a towel over the opening whenever I'm in the
locker and on the boat alone. However, these old hasps probably don't
comply with ABYC.
The solution is probably some swivel style hasps like these:
https://www.hingeoutlet.com/products/s3853-0002
The reason I haven't replaced them or flipped them 180 degrees is
because I haven't found any that match or hide the old bolt pattern.
Any listers found hasps that fit?
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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