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Old 02-01-2018, 10:02 AM
dginge dginge is offline
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Thanks. I found them!!! Will try your method later today. So, I know this is fine detail but my issue with these on at least my boat is that the legs on the loop hatch are short and thus, don’t engage the frame to lock. These seadog ones have short legs as well. Now that the hole is where it is I’m not sure that even a replacement will engage the opposite frame to lock. I’ll maybe have to start in a new place and bring it further out? I’m sure someone else will run into this if they haven’t already. Regardless, these are a major PITA.


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Originally Posted by erebus View Post
I was able to get the nuts off of mine pretty easily last weekend.
Some careful pressure on the base at different angles and a hand held nut-driver (11/32 I think) and I was able to get them right off.
Looks like the original nuts were chrome plated brass. Probably why they were so easy to come off after 40 years. Had they been changed to stainless at some point, I bet it wouldn't have been so easy.

Sea Dog used to make replacements, but looks like they stopped producing them. I picked up a couple of new old stock off of ebay for about 8 bucks.
Heres the old Sea Dog part number:

Windshield Loop Latch 324220

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