Goiot Hatches

[Sequoiah1]

We have three Goiot deck hatches and a couple of port-lights that could do with new seals and some bits replacing. These are all late seventies vintage.
To avoid buying new and having to re-cut for different size openings etc, does anyone have any experience of having these types of items re-furbished and if so any recommendations?
Thanks is advance

 

[Slinky Spring]

Eagle boat windows do this kind of work. I have used them and was very satisfied. They are in Lancashire somewhere.
http://www.eagleboatwindows.co.uk/

 

[Boathook]

I used http://www.sanshin.co.uk/ (Kenneth Ryland) quite a few years back and they supplied all the bits for me to refurbish 2 deck hatches.

 

[Sequoiah1]

Eagle boat windows do this kind of work. I have used them and was very satisfied. They are in Lancashire somewhere.
http://www.eagleboatwindows.co.uk/

Thanks for the recommendation, off up to the boat today to have a look at how to dismantle them!

 

[Sequoiah1]

I used http://www.sanshin.co.uk/ (Kenneth Ryland) quite a few years back and they supplied all the bits for me to refurbish 2 deck hatches.

Thanks for this will have a close look at the hatches and see if i think its something I can do or whether they need to be done by someone else. I have enough jobs to do this winter.

 

[bedouin]

We had ours hatches redone a couple of years ago using bits supplied by (I think) Kenneth Ryland.

All as good as new - I can't see any reason to replace them with an inferior replacement unit

 

[Boathook]

Thanks for this will have a close look at the hatches and see if i think its something I can do or whether they need to be done by someone else. I have enough jobs to do this winter.

Quite easy to do but time consumming to do the cleaning. I took mine home and used plywood to seal and secure the openings.

 

[bedouin]

Thanks for this will have a close look at the hatches and see if i think its something I can do or whether they need to be done by someone else. I have enough jobs to do this winter.

One of the issues with doing it yourself is all the sealants you need. If you follow the silkaflex recommendation you need primers and sealants and that can be very expensive (you only need a little, but you have to buy a lot). For me it was cheaper to pay someone to fit it (I had done most of the cleaning myself) then buy the full suit of Silkaflex products.