Charlie, I'm confused. Look at this document:
< http://www.lewmar.com/%5Cassets%5Cimg%5Cdataset%5CManual-Hatch_Portlight_Spares_Drawings.pdf > Look around pages 75-80. Are those the handles you're talking about? I don't recall any glue. O-rings or gaskets but no glue. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > One of my crew 'wrenched' the inside handle from my Lewmar low profile > hatch. > > The handle, which has no outside part, looks like it was 'glued' on to > the acrylic which has a non-circular shape slightly recessed into the > acrylic, presumably to accept the corresponding handle base. The turning > part of the handle is held to the base with a screw but the entire > assembly is (now was) only held to the acrylic with the 'glue'. > > There is hardened 'glue' residue within the acrylic 'recess' as well as > some still remaining on the handle base. Otherwise, the acrylic and the > handle appear to be in good shape. > > With the proper 'glue' and possible cleanup of the old 'glue', it looks > like I could put it back as good as new. > > My questions are how to clean up the current hardened 'glue', if > necessary, and what 'glue' should I use to hold it back in place? > > My educated guess is that the original 'glue' was some kind of super stuff > that really sticks/becomes part of the acrylic since this is the first > handle that has come off in almost 15 years of use--maybe something like > that used to replace the C&C windows/ports that > has been discussed extensively on the list. > > > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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