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Peregrine
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Initially Posted - 03/21/2011 :  06:57:04  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Is there anyone near their boat who could measure the piece of plexi in the foredeck?
I will be near a plexi store tomorrow and need to get a piece cut.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/21/2011 :  06:57:55  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
I thought theshop drawing was in teh tech tips section. Not sure though. I know Catalina sent it to me last year adn I forwarded it to teh Assn.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 03/21/2011 :  07:19:24  Show Profile
I bought the one from CD. So far, it is working out very well.
Edited by - dmpilc on 03/23/2011 19:20:36
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Response Posted - 03/23/2011 :  20:12:03  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS">Thank you.
Please can some one just measure the piece?
I have replaced it before just need the measurments.
Is it 4" X 8"?</font id="Comic Sans MS">
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 03/24/2011 :  05:30:58  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dmpilc</i>
<br />I bought the one from CD. So far, it is working out very well.
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This is probably a stupid question, but is this hatch meant to be stepped on? Did you get the thicker one?
I know I'm definately careful not to step on it, but kids are kids...
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 03/24/2011 :  11:05:19  Show Profile
According to the CD offering, it is 4-1/8" X 8-1/8" and it comes beveled on all 4 sides. The one I purchased dropped right in. Be careful with the sealant! I used a bit too much and had a little trouble getting it to sit flush with the deck. I also removed the interior piece as it was cracked and did not replace it. Seems to let in more light that way, too.
P.S. I placed a brick on the skylight to help hold it down while the sealant cured. Seemed to help.

It is a piece of polycarbonate about 1/4" thick. I weigh 170 lbs and have stepped on it several times with no worry about it breaking. The original one cracked when I placed a knee directly on it by mistake. Since then, I've tried to avoid doing that again!
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Response Posted - 03/24/2011 :  14:16:06  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Thanks.
I've stepped on it but mine was a few years old and plexi gets brittle.
I should use Lexan but plexi is readily available.</font id="navy"></font id="size2"></font id="Comic Sans MS">
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Response Posted - 03/25/2011 :  07:27:42  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
I got mine made to teh CD thickness, then beveled the edges down to teh Catalina Yachts thickness. We are not careful about stepping on it, and it has been fine. One caveat is that you need to bed it with a thick bead of a flexible sealant. In our case, boatlife.

http://littleboatiris.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html

ETA: if it is oversized, you can shave a little off at a time with a flapwheel on a grinder. Didn't burr up or melt or anything, and gives good fine control.
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