Those lenses exactly match the ones on mine. I think they're original. Mine all have one bolt through the hinge. Paul, I had a galled / corroded bolt on one hinge too, like the one on the right in your photo. It was relatively easy to drill out and replace with a new 316 SS bolt. I also put some BoatLife sealant under the latch. Your broken in half latch is a tougher situation however.
-Patrick 1984 C&C LF38 Seattle, WA On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 11:11 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > From: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: PME <dre...@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 13:07:50 -0600 > Subject: Re: Stus-List little A&H hatches on a LF38 > Paul — that looks pretty nasty; and those lenses don’t look like they’re > original to me. The hinges have two holes for bolts; it looks like the one > on the left of your photo cracked across those two holes. I have no clue > where the other one came from, with one large bolt through it, unless it > was drilled out from its original state. > > If you can get the hinge pin out, I’d be willing to bet you could use the > one intact hinge from this hatch to have some new one machined out of > aluminum, with the original hole pattern for the lens bolts. If you decide > to go that route, let me know and I can have some lenses made up for you. > > I doubt you’re going to find a replacement hatch anywhere that will fit > those dimensions without having to do a LOT of glass work; the pads in > which they sit don’t match any after-market hatches I’ve ever been able to > find, or I would have replaced mine long ago. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Dec 6, 2015, at 10:51 AM, dre...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Fred, > > > I have to pass on the hatch lenses. I have bigger problems with my > hatches then just poor acrylic. I just removed the lenses, and found that > ALL of the hinges were galled and most of the bolt threads are stripped. > Even worst, one hinge, under a glob of silicone, is broken in two. It > looks like the last owner tried to pot the lenses permanently in place with > silicone. I have been putting this repair off for some time (the sunbrella > hatch covers made it easy to ignore). And I was hoping it would be a > somewhat easy fix, but as now see it is more of a mess that I realized. I > am contacting Hammerhead and A&H to look for replacement parts, but may > need to start thinking of hatch replacements if parts are not available. > > Have a look at: > http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oqyr9V2SNU/VmRVOgtsv4I/AAAAAAAAISU/yWwtZ3XFuz8/s1600/IMG_4905.JPG > > Thank you again for your kind offering to help. > > - > Paul Eugenio > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > >
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