Hi Timothy, At some point Catalina changed the companionway design to include a sort of garage for the sliding part of the hatch. (I believe it is called a sea hood) Years ago, I considered replacing my hatch with one from a newer storm-damaged boat, but decided it wasn't worth the effort, but now I can't remember why. I don't think Catalina changed the deck molding at all, so at least in theory, it could be done...
On the other hand, repairing the flanges, and replacing the wood trim isn't too difficult. Bob Stockley Sundance #2436 --- In [email protected], "Timothy Nathan" <timothy_nat...@...> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I was given the opportunity to buy the companionway hatch off of a 1980 > catalina 27 which has the mid-boom traveler. I have a 1974 catalina with the > older end-boom traveller. > > Does anyone know if these hatch top covers are interchangable? I have a > single hatch with front and rear faced teak and flanges that fit into teak > rails on the sides. Theirs seems to have two parts a front and rear cover > with a cut out to fit around the mast. The front part seems to have the > flanges on the sides and a teak front surface. The parts are in ohio, I am > in pittsburgh and my boat is in maryland. I was planning on replacing mine > since the front and rear teak pieces on mine are missing/damaged and the > flange seems weak. Any thoughts would be grately appreciated. >
