Couple of things I have done with plastics, and I guess this would be considered experimental, is one, used the purple primer that is used on PVC pipe fittings. I coated the inside of a hatch with it, and a plastic nameplate (Made by Comfort House with the Documentation number) and glued with epoxy, it is sticking amazingly.
The other fall back for me for plastics and hard to bond urethane, is a Lord Epoxy Adhesive, 320/322. But it is hard to find. EBay is probably the easiest to find it. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Rod Stright via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:43 PM To: Stus-List Cc: Rod Stright Subject: Stus-List Re: Lewmar Small hatch handle Thanks Charlie that's what I used the first time snd the second time I used 6-10 epoxy and sanded the surfaces and cleaned them before gluing and clamping them for several days. Makes me wonder if I should use GE Plexus again! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2021, at 8:20 PM, cenelson <cenel...@aol.com> wrote: I have used the Plexus (I think) that Lewmar recommended on two different small hatches on my 1995 C&C. One I think I did twice in 25+ years, the other is still holding. Given the stress that can be put on the handle/portlight plastic ‘joint’, I was amazed that it held at all—certainly would not want to get that Plexus on my fingers! BTW, of the 3 ‘failures’, 2 were the result of crew stepping on the plastic while the hatch was held in the ‘cracked open’ position or open but with the handle turned.. One thing I did not do was to try to clean-up the old ‘glue’ since some was left on both surfaces and removing it would have been a PITA. I otherwise followed the directions and used a C-clamp to squeeze the handle to the plexiglass during the curing process. YMMV, Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C XL/kcb Sent <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> from the all new AOL app for iOS On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 6:08 PM, Rod Stright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Anyone have experience with securing the handle on the small hatch handle. The handle in this case is glued to the hatch and is not through bolted like the bigger hatches. The newer version has a bolt through handle so I assume they have lost of issues with the handles falling off. I have used two types of epoxies recommended by Lewmar and neither has worked. Rod Halifax
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