Hatches

[Casco Bay]

I have lost a hatch on an Albin 28 TE Engine box model (starboard mid ship) is there anywhere to buy a replacement?

[DougSea]

Hi Casco Bay,

I moved your post here, it really didn't belong in the NE Rendezvous, plus you were limiting your audience. I WOULD have moved this to the appropriate "model" forum...but you don't say which fine Albin you have!

So...which model do you have? While it's a near certainty that you cannot buy a replacement from Albin or any other off-the-shelf source there's likely to be someone on the forum who has had one made. Give us some details and we'll try to help!

[Casco Bay]

I tried to update hope i got it right. I have the 28te engine box. Thanks for the help

[special k]

could you be referencing the ports? (windows)

[DougSea]

I tried to update hope i got it right. I have the 28te engine box. Thanks for the help

You did the update correctly, but as Special K asks - do you mean the in deck hatch or the port in the head?

The ports can be replaced - but we'd need to know if you have plastic or stainless. If it's the deckbox lid you're looking for then you'd have to do a repair or build a new one. I made new deck hatches for my 28, if that's what you need I can link the post where I describe the process.

Let us know!

[Dave]

I would like to see the process for building new hatches as well, the deck hatches on my 27 are getting pretty worn out and one is scary to walk on. Any information on ports would be appreciated as well, mine are plastic.

[Casco Bay]

These are the deck hatches in an Albin 28TE. There is a gutter drain around the edge to collect water. It is large and not a port light. It is fiberglass and has hinges on one side.

[DougSea]

Hi Dave and Casco Bay,

Here's the post where I describe the process I followed:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4491&p=26443#p26443

It's a simple project once you get used to working with West System, which, in my opinion, is WAY easier than most people think.

I probably spent more time trying to find a paint that I thought would look "right" than anything else. Are they as light as the originals? Probably not. But they are WAY, WAY lighter than the water-logged mess that mine had turned into.

The one thing I would think to add would be either a small bead of caulk or a routed channel around the underside so that water which "sticks" to the underside when you're washing down the deck would have a lip to release from.

I haven't found any pictures on my "boating" camera, perhaps I have some on my other one. I'll look tonight.

Any questions - just fire away!

[ALBIN]

Any pictures?
Need to fix the hatches on my 28 but mine are flat with a 2 in lip that keeps water in a channel to drain out of boat.

Are yours you built flat underneath or do they have a lip as well?