Wanaflatsfish Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 MA17: Will be doing some extensive re-wiring in the fall / winter...anyone have pics or recommendations on what you used? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDXT Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 A Jim Black 11x23 will not fit. Next size down, JB 11x19 I believe will. Th also has one that will fit but it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack to order. Jim.Black is a better made hatch. Thread in the general section about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 tks any pics from ma17 owners? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Bubba Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Item: 1033488--5H134 : Jim Black 582-1115-05 11 X 15 Polar White Boat Service Door / Hatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillintime Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 That looks nice, HB! I've ordered the JB 11 x 19 for my MA18. Curious, what did you do to create a seal at the gap between the new hatch and the recessed surface where the old pie-hole was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Bubba: Can you pls post some pics of the finished product....eg. with the hatch open? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Bubba Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Sorry for the delayed response. I've been pretty incommunicado recently. Chillin, I used normal clear RTV to seal the bottom of the hatch frame with a little extra on the area where the old pie plate resided. In the big scheme of things though I really didn't want to use something as permanent as 5200 (just in case I wanted to replace the hatch in the future) and really didn't get too picky, since the water would simply go into the bilge. WFF, There's an enormous amount of room to work in there now. Everyone knows the livewell pumps tend to go out when you need them the most. I've replaced pumps and donr some on-the-fly rewiring with the old hatch and let me tell you, the bilge cleanup with the new hatch was amazingly easier. My bilge isn't as clean as most but the wires are all service looped (for any future projects), the pumps are freshen'd up, and the petcocks all work as advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Nice install...thanks... dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Nice work! What hatch did you end up going with? I may need something a little bigger because my access is bigger than your access! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidewater Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I am rewiring my MA18 and seem to find problems (thru hull fittings, pumps switch panel etc) as I go, but they all seem fixable and I will have a sound boat and know exactly where everything comes from and goes to when I get done. I had only a 9" pie hole SO I drew a line 1.5 inches from the edges of the splash well and removed the entire thing except the lip. I replaced/made a hatch from starboard, form fitted it for drains and slope of the front part of the splash well. I have a couple of ideas for the seal, will fasten the hatch with screws or latches "TBD" and install a small inspection port in the starboard. I think I will make my seal from pure silicone which I use to make molds for pouring rubber baits. I have removed a lot of these molds form their forming boxes so I think I have a good handle on not gluing the hatch to the flange! :-) :-) I also removed my console completely. If you do this I hope yours is not glued down with 5200 beside the umpteen screws on the base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 9 hours ago, tidewater said: I am rewiring my MA18 and seem to find problems (thru hull fittings, pumps switch panel etc) as I go, but they all seem fixable and I will have a sound boat and know exactly where everything comes from and goes to when I get done. I had only a 9" pie hole SO I drew a line 1.5 inches from the edges of the splash well and removed the entire thing except the lip. I replaced/made a hatch from starboard, form fitted it for drains and slope of the front part of the splash well. I have a couple of ideas for the seal, will fasten the hatch with screws or latches "TBD" and install a small inspection port in the starboard. I think I will make my seal from pure silicone which I use to make molds for pouring rubber baits. I have removed a lot of these molds form their forming boxes so I think I have a good handle on not gluing the hatch to the flange! :-) :-) I also removed my console completely. If you do this I hope yours is not glued down with 5200 beside the umpteen screws on the base! Can you post some pics of what you did? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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