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Inspection Hatches

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Topic: Inspection Hatches

Posted By: bigum
Subject: Inspection Hatches
Date 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?

Replies:

Posted By: tornado435
Date Posted: 10 May 06 at 3:10pm

Holt do replacement rubbers, hopefully they still do ones in your size

Posted By: jeffers
Date 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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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74

Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date 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.

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Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36

Posted By: bigum
Date Posted: 11 May 06 at 2:50pm

P&B have them, I will order tonight. Thanks All