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Sailorgal
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Initially Posted - 07/23/2016 :  06:55:12  Show Profile
We just bought this '84 Catalina 25 that has a sliding hatch too big....it fits in the groove on one side, not the other.....called Cat. Direct...those molds no longer available....anyone point us to a sound salvage sliding hatch? Or other suggestions?
K

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 07/23/2016 :  07:39:04  Show Profile
Sounds like somebody beefed it up in order to sell the boat, and over-did it. The flanges on both sides tend to wear until they start to crack. There are a number of threads on the subject, like this one, including my opinions that the weight of the hatch should be borne by the molded "rails" on the cabintop (or pop-top) rather than the flanges. Can you sand that one flange down a little? Then you could fashion some little wood or nylon pads to fit on the hatch edges where they meet the molded rails, so the weight is supported by the vertical edges instead of the horizontal flanges, which I believe was the intent of the design.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 07/23/2016 07:44:23
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islander
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Response Posted - 07/23/2016 :  09:52:27  Show Profile
A photo of the hatch you have would help in determining if you have the right hatch or not. Don't know what we're working with.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Sailorgal
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Response Posted - 07/23/2016 :  10:48:17  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by islander

A photo of the hatch you have would help in determining if you have the right hatch or not. Don't know what we're working with.

I will take a pic and post...
K
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Sailorgal
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Response Posted - 07/23/2016 :  10:49:55  Show Profile
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Originally posted by Stinkpotter

Sounds like somebody beefed it up in order to sell the boat, and over-did it. The flanges on both sides tend to wear until they start to crack. There are a number of threads on the subject, like this one, including my opinions that the weight of the hatch should be borne by the molded "rails" on the cabintop (or pop-top) rather than the flanges. Can you sand that one flange down a little? Then you could fashion some little wood or nylon pads to fit on the hatch edges where they meet the molded rails, so the weight is supported by the vertical edges instead of the horizontal flanges, which I believe was the intent of the design.

There's no sanding this one! I will post a pic soon
Thanks, K
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 07/23/2016 :  13:18:55  Show Profile
You're new... Do you know how to post pictures here? It's not difficult, but not intuitive either. The Testing forum has some instructions, which I'll boil down to this: After you've put a picture on some hosting site (including our Photo Gallery), copy and paste it's URL between the ] and the [ created when you click on in the Format tool bar.

Oh! ...and welcome!!
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 07/23/2016 13:19:37
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 07/25/2016 :  03:55:23  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
there is someone on ebay selling a lot of parts. looks like he scrapped a boat. He may have a hatch
Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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Sailorgal
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Response Posted - 07/25/2016 :  16:02:18  Show Profile
Thanks! We're looking at several options
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