[Public-List] companionway hatch

Thu May 16 15:32:54 PDT 2024

Yes, remove one rail. The stops are almost impossible to get to.

Winslow

> On May 16, 2024, at 6:28 PM, Loretta O'Brien <zydesail at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks 
> Been raining here today- I’ll check it out tomorrow. I did remove the big fiberglass cover that the hatch slides under.
> 
> Sounds like it’s being suggested that I unscrew one of the stainless rails that the hatch slides on, it looks like about eight or 10 screws holding it down in place. Is that what y’all are saying or are you suggesting I remove the stops off of one side of the hatch?
>  Now that I have your suggestions when I look at it again, it will probably be more obvious to me
> 
> 
> Loretta 
> 
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>> On May 16, 2024, at 5:38 PM, Winslow Ayer via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>> I was speaking about the fiberglass cover that a lot of hatches slide into. If you have one, you need to remove it to access the forward screws on the slide.
>> 
>> Winslow Ayer
>> Tinkers Damn #283
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>>> On May 16, 2024, at 5:32 PM, Greenhouse, Matthew A. (GSFC-665.0)[EMERITUS] via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>>> Loretta -- Simply unscrew one of the flat bronze strips that the hatch slides on ...   There should be no fiberglass on the hatch.
>>> 
>>> On 295 I had to replace the lazarette hatch and the grab rails. I remove the companionway, seat locker hatches, and comings frequently for varnishing. I had canvas covers made for the forward, companionway, and lazarette hatches so they don't need to be varnished every year. I've switched to Total Boat Halcyon water-based varnish for all the brightwork. It's fantastic.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Matt
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>>> From: Loretta O'Brien <zydesail at hotmail.com>
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>>> Hi All,
>>> I bought my Alberg #160 in spring of 2020.. I don't know if the hatches are original or not.
>>> The stern lazarette hatch is wooden, and my foot went through it.. so I am repairing that in my basement.
>>> 
>>> The sliding cockpit hatch has a wooden top, and looking at the bottom of it, it appears to have a fiberglass covering underneath.
>>> I wanted to take the hatch off the slides , but have not figureed out how to do that.. there are metal stops on both sides of the hatch, on the bottom, both fore and aft, that keep it from coming off the metal rails in either direction.
>>> I took off the vertical metal slides that keep in the drop boards, thinking it would then slide off, but the stops prevent that.
>>> 
>>> I don't see how I can get the stops off, although as I write this, I do have a right-angled screwdriver that might be able to remove the stops.
>>> 
>>> In the short term I am doing a patch job on the hatch while in place, but in the fall I'd like to take it off and repair it properly or replace it.
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>>> Any one removed that hatch before and have any suggestions?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Loretta
>>> Rainbow #160
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