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Project:
Hatch Holder
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on any of the small pictures for a large one!)
Why
My
forward hatch is a circa 1985 item and is not very user-friendly.
I like to be able to just open and close without remember which way
the tightening knob twists, where the notches are in the sliders,
etc.
The Job
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I measured the length of the exposed rod when the window was at two different levels that I thought would be most used. I then cut a flat piece of aluminum the same width as the largest rod distance and then tapered the width down at the other end to the width of the smaller rod distance. A wide end and a narrow end. I then bent the two ends into
a "U" shape around a bolt that had the same diameter
as the rod. A little de-burring with the wire wheel and....a
piece of art! |
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Here is the hatch holder in use. You just push up the hatch and hook on whichever end you want! |
Results
Hey, this works great!
It may sound a little silly doing all of this work to prop a hatch open, but this was just one of those things that bugged me - I am sure you have your own on your boat!
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