Bradk Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 hi all does anyone know where i may be able to get some 6inch curved inspection covers from ? BCC have 4 and 5 inch but the wanker that i bought the boat from has cut 6 inch opening and then used the flat covers and they dont seal properly. regards bradk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leapin Leroy Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Brad, I don't know if you are in BrisneyLand but Whitworths & Bias Boating have 6 inch inspection ports. They're about $10-12. You won't get curved ones to follow a deck radius tho. The best bet is to install them with screws & lots of Sikaflex. Don't overtighten the outside screws so the port stays flat(ish). Then when you screw the lid down, put a bit of Vaseline on the thread to make them easier to open & stop water ingress. Hope this helps, Leroy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmatelot Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 hi, it helps also if you can fit some small flat washers in between the hatch rim and the deck where the major curve is, on the outer edge, and as said earlier, use heaps of good silicone sealer or sikaflex. best of luck. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradk Posted December 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 thanks for the help guys ,will have to do it that way by the sounds of it . rubber grease would be better to use then vaseline only cause vaseline will cause the oring to perish .thanks again and merry xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Originally posted by Bradk: thanks for the help guys ,will have to do it that way by the sounds of it . rubber grease would be better to use then vaseline only cause vaseline will cause the oring to perish .thanks again and merry xmas silicon grease is the go...get it at a dive shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbird Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Maybe the same wanker had one of my boats. I removed covers and bought new ones. Made a dam on low edges and filled with fairing compound. Strait edge to flatten and faired outside edge and redrilled. looks good and covers work fine. Originally posted by Bradk: hi all does anyone know where i may be able to get some 6inch curved inspection covers from ? BCC have 4 and 5 inch but the wanker that i bought the boat from has cut 6 inch opening and then used the flat covers and they dont seal properly. regards bradk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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