CD36 Fold Up Table

[grabhamb]

Greetings all - After years of stumbling about the main cabin on our CD36 I decided to replace the existing pedestal table with a two leaf, fold up table mounted on the port bulkhead. With the kind assistance of Ken Coit's detailed drawings and photographs I fabricated the table out of oak lumber and oak plywood. I'm ready to stain to match the existing cabin interior and eventually mount the table to the bulkhead in a week or two. Only one problem. The retaining rod and knurled knob that hold the table leaves in the upright position against the bulkhead are apparently non-existent. I've checked with Robinhood Marine and their CD36 expert divulged that they don't have a source for the item anymore and have been fabricating them locally. So, the question - does anyone have such a device languishing unused in their cellar or, alternatively, do you know of a source for such a threaded rod and knob? Here's a link to one of Ken's photos of the rod and knob of which I speak.

Thanks in advance for the collective wisdom of this board.

[bottomscraper]

Is that something like...

Knob Hatch Fastener ABI-340010 At Hamilton Marine Item#100316

or

T-Bar Hatch Latch ABI-340210 At Hamilton Marine Item#100314

I haven't been able to find anything about the size of the threaded rod for these two items. I suspect they may be a bit small for this task.

[Keith Newlin]

Bob,

I too made a bulkhead mounted fold up table. I used the knob hatch fastner in the above posting, and it worked just fine, nicely robust. I made a brass escutcheon to mount on the table and also drilled a hole to accept a cotter pin--which came in handy because I promptly lost the nut.

[grabhamb]

Rich and Keith - Thanks for the recommendations. I think I can use one of the two ABI fasteners and come up with something that will hold the table in the vertical position. I appreciate the links to the parts. Have a great sailing season.