[C320-list] hatches

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 That's what I'm talking about. Mine don't seem to pop up. the edge that I pry with a screw driver lifts but the covers don't budge,

 


 

 

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From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 8:53 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] hatches


If we are discussing the two approximately 1" long hinge pin covers on
the exterior frame, they are U-shaped clips that simply pop up. If you
are asking about something else, please desribe it.



On 9/17/10, wflowe3 at aim.com <wflowe3 at aim.com> wrote:
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>  I tried to pry off the plastic but was afraid it would break. The best I
> could do was to spread it open some but not enough to see what is
> underneath. Is there a trick I'm missing? Did you pry it off with the hatch
> open or closed?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Frost <john at frostnet.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:46 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] hatches
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> Amazing!
> I was sitting on my deck yesterday staring at my hatch hinge trying to
> figure out how to tighten it, when you email arrived on my phone. I opened
> it and I got the answer. What a great world we live in.
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> Mine sound like they were a tad different than yours though.
> When I removed the gray plastic cover I found two small discs on a threaded
> shaft. To tighten the hinge, I put a hex wrench in the holes of one disc and
> rotated it on the shaft. Easy Breezy.
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> Happy Sailing!
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> John
> 2007 C320MKII
> Hull 1118
> Guntersville, AL
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> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Utility Email
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 10:24 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] hatches
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> These is a small Allen set screw that increases the friction in the hinge.
> It is below the gray plastic cover along the hinge shaft (in the middle)
> that needs to be removed first by gently prying with a screw driver.  I
> recently adjusted mine.  It is very easy to do.
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> Dave Swanson
> S/V Emily Ann, No. 1107
> Mukilteo, WA
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> On Sep 6, 2010, at 7:09 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
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>> Doesanyone know how to tighten the hinges on the small Lemar hatches
> overthe salon?  I have one that will not hold itself partially open.
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