Replacing forward deck hatch
 

I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?



Mine was pretty easy......the plexi was just held in by the
caulking......ran a razor blade knife around it, and pulled it out. Took
the plexi to a plexi fabricator and had them duplicate it...holes curves
etc. (cost was around $100) ...yes I could have done it myself, but time was
an issue.......then just use the marine caulk to set it back in......make
sure you tape it off because that stuff is a bitch to clean off (it takes a
could days to set hard)

"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?



Mine was pretty easy......the plexi was just held in by the
caulking......ran a razor blade knife around it, and pulled it out. Took
the plexi to a plexi fabricator and had them duplicate it...holes curves
etc. (cost was around $100) ...yes I could have done it myself, but time
was
an issue.......then just use the marine caulk to set it back in......make
sure you tape it off because that stuff is a bitch to clean off (it takes
a
could days to set hard)



Thanks for the information but it is a moot issue now. The seller just
called and refused our offer. So onto looking at more boats. ;-)

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?



Mine was pretty easy......the plexi was just held in by the
caulking......ran a razor blade knife around it, and pulled it out.
Took
the plexi to a plexi fabricator and had them duplicate it...holes curves
etc. (cost was around $100) ...yes I could have done it myself, but time
was
an issue.......then just use the marine caulk to set it back
in......make
sure you tape it off because that stuff is a bitch to clean off (it
takes
a
could days to set hard)



Thanks for the information but it is a moot issue now. The seller just
called and refused our offer. So onto looking at more boats. ;-)


You might want to look up in the Detroit area.......I've never seen so many
boats for sale.........and from what I hear from the brokers.....there are a
lot of repos out there as well.

"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?



Mine was pretty easy......the plexi was just held in by the
caulking......ran a razor blade knife around it, and pulled it out.
Took
the plexi to a plexi fabricator and had them duplicate it...holes
curves
etc. (cost was around $100) ...yes I could have done it myself, but
time
was
an issue.......then just use the marine caulk to set it back
in......make
sure you tape it off because that stuff is a bitch to clean off (it
takes
a
could days to set hard)



Thanks for the information but it is a moot issue now. The seller just
called and refused our offer. So onto looking at more boats. ;-)


You might want to look up in the Detroit area.......I've never seen so
many
boats for sale.........and from what I hear from the brokers.....there are
a
lot of repos out there as well.






Can you name some reputable dealers in that area?

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
...
I am looking at a boat that needs a new deck hatch (plastic lens is
cracked). How difficult is it to replace a hatch (10" x 10")?



Mine was pretty easy......the plexi was just held in by the
caulking......ran a razor blade knife around it, and pulled it out.
Took
the plexi to a plexi fabricator and had them duplicate it...holes
curves
etc. (cost was around $100) ...yes I could have done it myself, but
time
was
an issue.......then just use the marine caulk to set it back
in......make
sure you tape it off because that stuff is a bitch to clean off (it
takes
a
could days to set hard)



Thanks for the information but it is a moot issue now. The seller just
called and refused our offer. So onto looking at more boats. ;-)


You might want to look up in the Detroit area.......I've never seen so
many
boats for sale.........and from what I hear from the brokers.....there
are
a
lot of repos out there as well.






Can you name some reputable dealers in that area?

http://www.emeraldcityharbor.com/pre...d_listings.htm
http://www.colonymarine.com/frameset...about_usedboat
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http://www.jbys.com/Brokerage/ASPPages/listing.asp
http://www.boats.com/sites/mcmachenmarine/preowned


http://www.lakestclair.net/network/i...at=19&subcat=6

Here are a few. there are several others.....as well as lots "by owner"
If you haven't been up this way.....Lake St. Clair has one of the largest
concentrations of boats in the country.