Inspection Hatches

   My next problem is that the rubber o-rings on my inspection hatches are probably 10yrs old and very perished.
They are 6" holt inspection hatches, can I buy new o-rings or get some lengths of rubber and make my own?
Shirley I can't be the first person to ask this, can I?

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bigum Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote bigum Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Inspection Hatches Posted: 10 May 06 at 2:12pm
	My next problem is that the rubber o-rings on my inspection hatches are probably 10yrs old and very perished. They are 6" holt inspection hatches, can I buy new o-rings or get some lengths of rubber and make my own? Shirley I can't be the first person to ask this, can I?

tornado435 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 05 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Post Options Post Reply Quote tornado435 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 06 at 3:10pm
	Holt do replacement rubbers, hopefully they still do ones in your size

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 06 at 3:30pm
	If you cannot get replacement rubbers in the 'old' 6" size there may be a metric equivalent hatch that could be made to fit (of the rubbers may fit as rubber does stretch. We had some perished looking seals on the fireball I used to crew in, we just vaselined them up and they never leaked.
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Matt Jackson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Jackson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 06 at 12:58pm
	They still make the hatches (even if they call them 150mm) so they will still make the seals. Check out P&B or LDC online shops. Edited by Matt Jackson
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bigum Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote bigum Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 06 at 2:50pm
	P&B have them, I will order tonight. Thanks All