Maybe this youtube video will help?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry5Vap15ak8 - Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Mar 15, 2016, at 1:44 PM, David <davidrisc...@msn.com> wrote: > > Pail, > > Thank you but I am talking about the round latches above and levers below > that dog down the hatches. I assume you are talking about the hinge rod? > > Thanks in advance. > > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > Subject: Re: Stus-List little A&H hatches on a LF38 > From: dre...@gmail.com <mailto:dre...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:27:09 -0400 > CC: davidrisc...@msn.com <mailto:davidrisc...@msn.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > David, > > This past weekend I removed the latch on my forward hatch. I used a little > bit of PB blaster and sanded clean the stainless rod (mine was mostly > painted). I loosened the acorn nut just a little and with a hammer hit the > end of the acorn nut nudging the rod bit by bit. When I got close to having > no threads in the acorn nut, I used a philips screw driver to chase the rod > the rest of the way. I am not sure if all hatches are the same, but on mine > the hinge holes near the acorn nut were press fitted whereas the other end > was a free fit. In other words, once I got the rod end past the first hinge, > the rod moved easily through the other end. > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ <http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 15, 2016, at 12:00 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:56:02 -0400 > From: David <davidrisc...@msn.com <mailto:davidrisc...@msn.com>> > To: CNC CNC <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List little A&H hatches on a LF38 > Message-ID: <blu174-w173653ddc91995beb9407da...@phx.gbl > <mailto:blu174-w173653ddc91995beb9407da...@phx.gbl>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > I have attempted to remove the latches from the forward and mid-ship hatch > for lense replacement and was stopped by the frozen fasteners holding them > on. Fearing they would break and and I could not get replacements I stopped. > Is it as simple as PB blaster and some patience? > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-c> > Checked by Avast Antivirus. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-c>
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