Rusty, When I took delivery of M-17 #604, there were no hatch latches nor weather strip to seal them. I installed locking cam latches on all three lockers (West Marine Model # 2735090, TACO P/N F61-2425CH-1), and installed adhesive backed weather stripping to the lids of the hatches and the cabin hatch. The latches will accept a lock, but I'd rather a thief steal the contents than destroy the hatches with a crow-bar.
Clarence Andrews Carpe Ventum Carpe Ventum, Jr. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:48 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The black hole... > Rusty, > > Even with the shallow lockers, that keep water out of the inside of the > boat, do you want to loose your eyeglasses, camera, Rolex watch, wife or > girlfriend's diamond ring, car keys, and wallet because you didn't have a > latch on the lids? > > Keep things closed that are meant to be closed, and don't let them fling > all their contents into the ocean when you have your hands full with a > cockpit full of water; a main sheet that is jammed; and you are heading > for a lee shore................ > > If your sail lockers are locked, that is one less problem to worry > about................. and their contents will still be all there when > the panic has subsided. .........scrambled maybe, but still there. > > Connie > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
