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Originally Posted by dginge
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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Sounds like your frames may have loosened up - check that first.
If everything is still tight and the new latches don't fit then measure how big they would need to be and I can modify the file to those dimensions - then you can print custom ones. Buying NOS off Ebay is definitely the best answer if they work.
Also - you may be able to carefully cut the nuts off with a dremel or break/split them with a small nut breaker/splitter