I know this has been discussed before, but I haven't been able to come up with the correct search words. I am looking for a good way to lock down the cockpit seats on my typhoon. A turning block at the base of the locker could be rigged up and a line led forward to a cleat, but I don't want to loose the storage area. Any suggestions?
Thank you
John
cockpit locker hold downs
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Catherine Monaghan
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
John,
Doesn't your Typhoon have some kind of hasp to keep the cockpit lockers secured?
If not, our CD32 has bronze lockable cockpit locker hold down hasps (sorry, that's my best description, I don't know what they're actually called) and they work well. The two for the lazerette and the locker beneath the helm seat are spring loaded. The spring's tension keeps them closed and you can lock them with a padlock as well. The one for the propane locker is also bronze but it is not spring loaded and locks very securely. It would remain closed even if the boat were to become inverted. It can also be locked with a padlock. You can purchase similar hasps/locker hold downs from BoatUS. Check their catalog or <a href="http://www.boatus-store.com/MC_Online/B ... 6312">this link</a>. But it's hard to tell if it's the same type as ours since the photo is so tiny. The hasps on our lockers were produced by Spartan Marine. If they're still making them, you can order them from their catalog. You can get a free catalog from Spartan by calling 1-800-3CLEATS but I have to warn you that they won't be cheap.
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
Doesn't your Typhoon have some kind of hasp to keep the cockpit lockers secured?
If not, our CD32 has bronze lockable cockpit locker hold down hasps (sorry, that's my best description, I don't know what they're actually called) and they work well. The two for the lazerette and the locker beneath the helm seat are spring loaded. The spring's tension keeps them closed and you can lock them with a padlock as well. The one for the propane locker is also bronze but it is not spring loaded and locks very securely. It would remain closed even if the boat were to become inverted. It can also be locked with a padlock. You can purchase similar hasps/locker hold downs from BoatUS. Check their catalog or <a href="http://www.boatus-store.com/MC_Online/B ... 6312">this link</a>. But it's hard to tell if it's the same type as ours since the photo is so tiny. The hasps on our lockers were produced by Spartan Marine. If they're still making them, you can order them from their catalog. You can get a free catalog from Spartan by calling 1-800-3CLEATS but I have to warn you that they won't be cheap.
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
John Phillips wrote: I know this has been discussed before, but I haven't been able to come up with the correct search words. I am looking for a good way to lock down the cockpit seats on my typhoon. A turning block at the base of the locker could be rigged up and a line led forward to a cleat, but I don't want to loose the storage area. Any suggestions?
Thank you
John
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
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John
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
No, my typhoon only has loose lids that cover the cockpit lockers. A good wind would blow them away. I know I have read where someone epoxied wood to the inside of the lid and led lines to secure them to a cleat. Once again, the bestlocation for the turning block is on the locker floor and than forward to a cleat, but I don't want to obstruct the storage area. Looking for ideas.
John
branchedoakmarina@allte.net
John
Catherine Monaghan wrote: John,
Doesn't your Typhoon have some kind of hasp to keep the cockpit lockers secured?
If not, our CD32 has bronze lockable cockpit locker hold down hasps (sorry, that's my best description, I don't know what they're actually called) and they work well. The two for the lazerette and the locker beneath the helm seat are spring loaded. The spring's tension keeps them closed and you can lock them with a padlock as well. The one for the propane locker is also bronze but it is not spring loaded and locks very securely. It would remain closed even if the boat were to become inverted. It can also be locked with a padlock. You can purchase similar hasps/locker hold downs from BoatUS. Check their catalog or <a href="http://www.boatus-store.com/MC_Online/B ... 6312">this link</a>. But it's hard to tell if it's the same type as ours since the photo is so tiny. The hasps on our lockers were produced by Spartan Marine. If they're still making them, you can order them from their catalog. You can get a free catalog from Spartan by calling 1-800-3CLEATS but I have to warn you that they won't be cheap.
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
John Phillips wrote: I know this has been discussed before, but I haven't been able to come up with the correct search words. I am looking for a good way to lock down the cockpit seats on my typhoon. A turning block at the base of the locker could be rigged up and a line led forward to a cleat, but I don't want to loose the storage area. Any suggestions?
Thank you
John
branchedoakmarina@allte.net
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sloopjohnl
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
my concern was that someday, somehow, i would lose one of those loose seat lids. i epoxied a small block of wood to the underside of the lid and to the underside of the seat portion. i put a small padeye on each block of wood, then attached a length of stainless aircraft cable with eyes spliced into both ends to the padeyes with stainless shackles. the cable is long enough to flip the lid onto the seat for access below.
John Phillips wrote: I know this has been discussed before, but I haven't been able to come up with the correct search words. I am looking for a good way to lock down the cockpit seats on my typhoon. A turning block at the base of the locker could be rigged up and a line led forward to a cleat, but I don't want to loose the storage area. Any suggestions?
Thank you
John
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Mark Yashinsky
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
Are these locker covers completely unattached to the boat (no hinges)??? Maybe start there, so they dont blow away in a good breeze then look into hasp to lock the locker hatch for security reasons. Depending on design of the locker hatch, might just need two hinges per hatch, some blocks of teak, hardware, and some epoxy. Various hinge styles are available in various materials (marine environment and the hardware used to attach them). Do some mockups.
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Serge Zimberoff
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
John,
Check old posts. I among others described a cheek block mounted to the inboard face of the locker with a line going forward to a jam cleat mounted on the inside of the cabin. The line hugs the fiberglass. It is in your way when the lid is open, but it gives you a berth or storage without obstructions.
serge@srtrop.com
Check old posts. I among others described a cheek block mounted to the inboard face of the locker with a line going forward to a jam cleat mounted on the inside of the cabin. The line hugs the fiberglass. It is in your way when the lid is open, but it gives you a berth or storage without obstructions.
serge@srtrop.com
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Bob Bernier
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
Here is the definitive answer to loose cockpit locker lids!
1. Small cabinet hinges with unequal legs are perfect for attaching the locker lids to the seat. Using #8 oval-head machine screws and backing blocks, the long leg of the hinge bridges the water gutter and provides adequate space to fasten to the lid. To avoid the back edge of the locker lid from binding in the gutter, run the offending edge thru a table saw and remove about 1/4-in. from the edge. Set the blade only high enough to remove the thickness of the leg! (Hinges from "Jamestown Distributors".)
2. Fabricate two turnbuttons from Teak about 1/2" x 3/4" x 1-1/2"lg, round over all edges and countersink one end for a #10 oval head sheet-metal screw and affix to the forward edge of the seat.
I have installed this rig several years ago on my Ty and sail without the cushions and my behind occasionally turns a button. A future addition will be to add a small plastic hook to keep locker open when necessary. Also, a small rack afixed to the underside of the lid(s) for easy retreival of charts, flashlight, etc.
Good luck,
s/v "Belle Therese"
Fairhaven, MA
rbernier@alsic.com
1. Small cabinet hinges with unequal legs are perfect for attaching the locker lids to the seat. Using #8 oval-head machine screws and backing blocks, the long leg of the hinge bridges the water gutter and provides adequate space to fasten to the lid. To avoid the back edge of the locker lid from binding in the gutter, run the offending edge thru a table saw and remove about 1/4-in. from the edge. Set the blade only high enough to remove the thickness of the leg! (Hinges from "Jamestown Distributors".)
2. Fabricate two turnbuttons from Teak about 1/2" x 3/4" x 1-1/2"lg, round over all edges and countersink one end for a #10 oval head sheet-metal screw and affix to the forward edge of the seat.
I have installed this rig several years ago on my Ty and sail without the cushions and my behind occasionally turns a button. A future addition will be to add a small plastic hook to keep locker open when necessary. Also, a small rack afixed to the underside of the lid(s) for easy retreival of charts, flashlight, etc.
Good luck,
s/v "Belle Therese"
Fairhaven, MA
rbernier@alsic.com
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Jo Chamberlain
Re: cockpit locker hold downs
My husband & I have a Typhoon which we have sailed and raced for 15 years. The original owner had sealed the hatches and sailed the boat to the Bahamas! We wanted the hatches functional but lockable so we unsealed them & my husband rigged a simple system. He put a stainless steel carriage bolt through the center of each hatch lid. He fashioned strips of aprox 1" x 2" wood long enough to span the opening of the locker and ran the carriage bolt through them. He attached light lines to both ends of the wood strips so they can be turned from the companionway. It works like an oldfashioned latch string.
jchamber@crosslink.net
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