Hatch design for 36' Tri-Cabin

rcamaine · Post by **rcamaine** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:41 pm

I am the newest owner of a great 1980 Tri-Cabin! The companion way hatch though needs to be rebuilt which I am about to tackle. I have the hatch, but was wondering on how it was attached to what seemed like some kind of rails to slid on. I see holes and marks where there appeared to be some kind of slide rails - but would appreciate any pictures or advice as to how this hatch attaches to I can rebuild it. Thanks!

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:49 pm

Welcome to the forum.

I will get some photos of mine tomorrow during the daytime & post them.

You are right, it is basically a slide arrangement. The rails mount to the fiberglass and the small carriages mount to the underside of the hatch.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:14 am

I found that I had these photos from when I first purchased the boat before we were able to get it all cleaned up so please disregard the dirt. This shows how the rail is mounted on each side of the hatch and what the rail looks like from the end view.

The carriages are mounted to the underside of my hatch, obviously, and on mine the entire thing will slide off the end. The hatch has a wooden strip mounted vertically under the hatch that provides a mounting place for the internal hatch lock and also acts as a stop when it slides full length and contacts the door. If I want to remove the hatch, I have to remove the door to enable it to slide all the way off.

Hope this helps.

rcamaine · Post by **rcamaine** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:20 am

Thank you very much! These pictures will help my rebuild of the hatch over the winter.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:11 pm

I'm reworking the rails on my hatch this winter I found that Bimini top rails will work for mine