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S&S Swan Maintenance - Another deck hatch
13 June 2014 - 10:56
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IHe
Join Date: 06 January 2012
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Another deck hatch
Hi, it was a very hard decision to rip out the beautifully renoved S&S sliding hatch last winter. It had to go beacause it was sometimes too heavy to operate for my family crew.
The shiny outer edges are just a trim kit to be removed easily when in a need of revarnishing after some years (12 layers of 2-comp UV protected lacquer). Structurally it is very sound installation behind those shiny bling-bling parts. I can give You the details if interested. But it was a hard work to design and fabricate all the parts needed myself. The hatch itself is a standard Lewmar 60 flush hatch.
Favourable winds to You all!
15 June 2014 - 06:53
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Jpmck
Join Date: 04 July 2009
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Lovely, beautiful work!!
16 June 2014 - 08:43
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IHe
Join Date: 06 January 2012
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Hi, for some unknown reason my username did not show in the original message. Anyway, the hatch is from CAID, Swan 431-12.

IHe, Finland
16 June 2014 - 17:54
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robmably
Join Date: 01 March 2007
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Nice looking job. Did the Lewmar fit exactly or is the name board a filler piece? Nice use of space for the solar panel too!

Rob
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16 June 2014 - 20:34
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IHe
Join Date: 06 January 2012
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The name board is a filler piece as the original hatch opening is some 1300 mm longer than the Lewmar 60. BTW The original hatch has a new life onboard a finnish Swan 43 Avilion. These old beautys never die as they just keep on going!
16 June 2014 - 20:49
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IHe
Join Date: 06 January 2012
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...not 1300mm, actually 130 mm is more realistic difference in lenght...
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