Here is a link that you may find useful. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catalina27/message/1256
This is Michael Felton's solution for a hard sliding hatch that he posted on another forum. If you'd like, I can send drawings and dimensions for the wood piece that you are missing based on my '76 model... Bob Stockley Sundance #2436 --- In [email protected], timothy nathan <timothy_nat...@...> wrote: > > Thanks. As much as I would like to have just bought this hatch and dropped > it in, it sounds like the best course would be to repair the one that I have > which I know fits. > > --- On Fri, 5/1/09, John Harker <jhar...@...> wrote: > > > From: John Harker <jhar...@...> > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: companionway hatch question > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 11:28 AM > > > > > > > > > I don't know if you can put a newer hood on an older boat, but I do know > they did change the deck molding - forward of the mast the cabintop it > is quite different. > > John Harker > > Bob wrote: > > > > > > 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 ic...@yahoogroups. com <mailto:IC27A% 40yahoogroups. com>, > > "Timothy Nathan" <timothy_nathan@ ...> 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. > > > > > > > >
