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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 09/15/2005 : 05:26:28

Finished adding handles to the companionway panel.

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the handles are mounted so that when lowering the panel into it's stowage, the door is pretty well balanced. I swear that adding the handles made the panel lighter!

They are a pair of plastic handles (home depot) that are screwed in from the inside of the panel, match perfectly. Was worried about sun damage to the handles, but we have the sunbrella hatch cover in place practically all the time the panel is in place.

I know, should have been teak, but then so should the panel

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/15/2005 : 13:20:11

Paul...handles look great... and teak on the outside means extra maintenance...

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welshoff
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Response Posted - 09/15/2005 : 15:14:51

The handles look great. I was looking for something of this type to put on my hatch board. I like the white ones!

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Response Posted - 09/15/2005 : 20:00:28

Paul, I've been meaning to make that mod as well. I've lost count of how many times I've dropped that slippery thing!

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Response Posted - 09/15/2005 : 21:42:08

We added one handle to the top right of the hatch board. It made all the difference in the world handling it. I like the white ones.

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Response Posted - 09/16/2005 : 07:28:39

Paul, I did this a little different two years ago. I put one handle at the center/top of the hatch board and one centered on the left side. It seemed easier putting the hatch into place with just one handle on the top and less bending over.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/16/2005 : 09:09:12

Wayne, blame it on my 25 years military service.. everything has to line up. I bet you felt that the panel seems lighter when the handles are added.
(now why didn't catalina do that?)

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Response Posted - 09/16/2005 : 10:00:44

Paul, I certainly can put the hatch board into its holder below deck a lot easier with that handle on the left side and also pull it up a lot easier. I blame that on the "Kiss" principle.

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Response Posted - 09/16/2005 : 17:45:50

Did mine the same way as Paul -two white handles, just a little higher up. Don't know what took me so long. Should be standard equipment. Also, no teak!

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Response Posted - 09/16/2005 : 22:57:44

I picked up a stainless handle today at the "big orange box". Plan to put it in the middle toward the top of the hatch.

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Response Posted - 09/17/2005 : 07:49:05

Tom, my reason for putting the handle on the port side was so that it is easy to put the panel in the stowage.

Before attaching the handle, I held the port side of the panel in my left hand and balanced the panel, that identified the location of the left handle, I put the 2nd handle on the right to match.

To stow the panel I raise it from the closed position using both hands, and take control with the left hand. The panel now hangs from your hand and balances well. Stowing the panel is then a breeze.
Placing the panel into the closed position is also really easy using the two handles.
I lift up on the 'top'(portside) handle, grab hold of the stbd handle and it's very comfortable setting the panel in the closed position.

One thing I figured (on dry land) was not to get careless and put the panel on the cabin top.
The panel has a really slippery surface and would slide of at the first opportunity.

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