Joe, Not sure what model hatch you have but on my Bomar hatch they are slotted spring pins like these https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/126/3537 You can just push them out with a punch that is slightly smaller in diameter than the pin (use a hammer and gently tap on it. When putting it back together I used masking tape and cardboard on the acrylic lens to protect it in case I bump it with the hammer so I don't scratch it. Buy replacement pins and tap them in. They also make special tools for it but I didn't find that necessary.
I also repainted the frame of my hatch using etching primer and aluminum paint since the powder coating was coming off. It came out pretty good overall although the paint is a little soft and easy to chip compared to the original powder coat so I don't know how long it will last. I used 3M VHB tape and dow 793 sealant for putting the new acrylic lens in, all three from McMastercarr. Also found that it is pretty easy to get the shape right using a router with a tracing bit (has a bearing on the end) and clamping the new lens to the old one. Nathan S/V Wisper C&C 34, 1981 Lynn MA On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 12:16 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > How did you get the hinge pins out?? > > > Joe > On 6/24/2020 11:54 AM, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List wrote: > > Hi Joe, > I just replaced the plexiglass on 2 of my hatches. I dug out most of the > sealant around the lens, then took a windshield removal tool to cut the > bond between the frame and lens. I used a wire wheel to clean up the > remainder of sealant. Wiped the frame with lacquer thinner, put a small > bevel on both the top and bottom of the new plexiglass. taped off where I > didn't want sealant. Laid a bead of Sika Flex 295uv, positioned lens into > frame and pushed down with just enough force to make the lens leves with > the frame. I then filled the gap between the frame and plexiglass. You will > want to make sure you get as many of the voids as possible. > https://www.harborfreight.com/windshield-removing-tool-60298.html > > Doug. > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 8:40 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I have been asking about sending my hatches in for refurbishment and it >> isn't cheap. Am I overthinking it? I only need two things, one is putting a >> new gasket in and the other is a new piece of Plexiglas. I can buy the >> gasket and the glue and the local shop can duplicate the glass easy enough. >> Thankfully I don't have the kind of hatch that opens from the outside, so >> there are no knob or O rings to leak. >> Question - how do you get the hatch off? The pins don't look designed to >> be removed easily. Do you cut them and then get new ones? >> >> >> Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I >> www.dellabarba.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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