Asureyez
New Member
- Apr 22, 2007
- 1,535
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 460 Sundancer Hardtop 2001 - SOLD
- Engines
- Cummins 450 Diesels
I love to steal good ideas!
On my 460, the aft cockpit companionway door latches with a simple barrel bolt. At the dock this arrangement works just fine, but once the boat is underway and vibration set in ... a gremlin jump out of the closet.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z158/nitefaze/ClubSeaRay/LatchMod1.jpg
This barrel bolt will vibrate until the stop works horizontal and then the bolt slips back out of its socket and then the door begins to slap back and forth freely. At 20 Knots the door will slap wildly. My FIX for this has been for 4 years to just cram a deck shoe under the door space and that would keep the door from dancing but the barrel bolt would still work free.
On a recent raft up, my buddy John in a SR 50 had a similar problem on his aft door, and made up this fix. I modified the mod to include an extra snap to secure the strap when not in use.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z158/nitefaze/ClubSeaRay/LatchMod2.jpg
This mod eliminates a pesky and annoying problem .... simple and cheap.
On my 460, the aft cockpit companionway door latches with a simple barrel bolt. At the dock this arrangement works just fine, but once the boat is underway and vibration set in ... a gremlin jump out of the closet.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z158/nitefaze/ClubSeaRay/LatchMod1.jpg
This barrel bolt will vibrate until the stop works horizontal and then the bolt slips back out of its socket and then the door begins to slap back and forth freely. At 20 Knots the door will slap wildly. My FIX for this has been for 4 years to just cram a deck shoe under the door space and that would keep the door from dancing but the barrel bolt would still work free.
On a recent raft up, my buddy John in a SR 50 had a similar problem on his aft door, and made up this fix. I modified the mod to include an extra snap to secure the strap when not in use.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z158/nitefaze/ClubSeaRay/LatchMod2.jpg
This mod eliminates a pesky and annoying problem .... simple and cheap.
Last edited:
