If I put the details here I won't lose them... 😏
So about 33mm, but add 8mm for the blank bit at the start of the ruler, and also add a couple of mil for the reverse coaming on the cockpit sides.. so I need a hinge where the first hole is either over 45mm (so the nut for the through bolt will sit over the lip), or less than 20mm (so the nut will sit in the gulley)... the hatch cover is 12mm and I don't think there's enough thickness to rely on screws rather than nut/bolt..
Looking at that line of dirt at the bottom - I'd say someone in the past has used gaffer tape as a hinge...
So about 33mm, but add 8mm for the blank bit at the start of the ruler, and also add a couple of mil for the reverse coaming on the cockpit sides.. so I need a hinge where the first hole is either over 45mm (so the nut for the through bolt will sit over the lip), or less than 20mm (so the nut will sit in the gulley)... the hatch cover is 12mm and I don't think there's enough thickness to rely on screws rather than nut/bolt..
Looking at that line of dirt at the bottom - I'd say someone in the past has used gaffer tape as a hinge...
Do the lids need hinges? On Heron there are wooden " tongues" that go under the lip of the locker. I'll try to take a pic at the weekend to explain better.
ReplyDeletePeter - same on my current one's, but I don't have the woodwork skills to recreate them - hinges will also allow a hatch lock for more security
DeleteTake that back, I think I'm understanding what you mean now and that's not what my current ones have, they have a lip of beading round the edge that just sits in the rain gulley and keeps them central ... I'd like to see some pictures, thanks...
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