Cockpit floor hatches

Larry cessna · Post by **Larry cessna** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:12 am

I am noticing my floor hatches on my 1998 TE are sloppy. I see there are 4 screw heads for leveling. It look like there may have been black rubber washers on them. Also it looks like a few have pushed through the hatch cove. Any ideas on going to a bigger screw, rubber washer, small plate on hatch door?????? Your thoughts. Thanks.

Post by **Sisu22** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:09 pm

Define sloppy - some of these hatches got wet core (like mine) and needed to be rebuilt. Or do you mean they don't line up well for opening & closing?

Larry cessna · Post by **Larry cessna** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:58 pm

They rock when you step on one end or the other.

Post by **Jkraft** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:20 pm

Well that was timely. I noticed the same thing this weekend and agree that it looks like there were rubber pads there at one point. I’m also curious to know

Post by **Tree** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:09 am

Mine float about a little bit when you step on them - I've stuck some hatch tape down on the top of the lip inside the hatch and this seems to have solved it

Post by **Sisu22** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:08 pm

Ah I see. Mine rock a bit too. Tree, what kind of tape do you use for this? I was using some foam weatherstripping but it wasn't great.

Post by **Tree** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:04 pm

I’ve used 5mm (3/16”) neoprene hatch tape I’m on the boat tomorrow - I’ll try to remember to take a photo.

Larry cessna · Post by **Larry cessna** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:02 am

Tree I woild still like to see a picture if you have some

Post by **Tree** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:28 am

Larry cessna wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:02 am Tree I woild still like to see a picture if you have some

completely forgot and I've been on the boat two of three times since mentioning it.

Post by **Tree** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:17 pm

Hatch tape will come into contact with the top of the lift out boxes. Stops any rattles and it means I can use thicker tape to adjust anything that’s not level.

Post by **MadMoney** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:26 pm

Man... that is a clean looking ride!

Post by **Tree** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:09 pm

MadMoney wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:26 pm Man... that is a clean looking ride!

Thank you, although she is looking a bit grubby now as she’s been in the water fished most weekends and some weekdays since April.

Larry cessna · Post by **Larry cessna** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:45 pm

Thanks for the pics. I will give it a try

Post by **Sisu22** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:30 pm

Somehow my lift-out boxes were lost along the way in my boat's existence. I'm assuming they are custom made so I haven't even tried to replace them.

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