A minor little mod the Admiral really likes...me, too

[Herschel]

My '98 26X came with a barrel bolt on the head door. Don't know if it was OEM or the PO installed it. Either way, it has been a knuckle busting PITA over the years. With some outside temperatures it easily fit into the catch; other times of the year or even points of sail, it took a hammer to get the knob to move to the open position. Well, today I took it off and installed a rubber stretch clasp I found at WM. My Admiral is ecstatic. Here is the old latch:

Now the new one in the locked position:

And the unlocked position:

[NiceAft]

Necessity is the mother of invention

[Stickinthemud57]

Good move. I had to file the bolt on mine down to make it operable. I will keep this mod in mind. Thanks for sharing!

[dlandersson]

Cool

[Highlander]

That,s a new way for stretching ur toilet time ! so r u now allowed to take 2 sailing Mags in there now

J

[NiceAft]

John.

The lock is on the outside. A mischievous Herschel could lock the admiral in. That could present a challenge to his counseling skills

[Highlander]

John.

The lock is on the outside. A mischievous Herschel could lock the admiral in. That could present a challenge to his counseling skills

U got me good their !
J

[mac n cheese]

Clever latch...good job. My '98 was having issues with the original barrel bolt in which it was fiddly to try and latch/lock it. Investigation revealed the hinges were worn and sloppy. FYI if yours are worn and the door is sagging the hinge is Sea-Dog P/N 201954-1 easily sourced at
your local marine store....or here.

https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Dog-201954-1 ... s=201954-1

Specs here..

https://www.sea-dog.com/groups/343-flus ... aled-hinge

[Herschel]

John.

The lock is on the outside. A mischievous Herschel could lock the admiral in. That could present a challenge to his counseling skills

Ironically, I have pondered how a person could get out if accidentally trapped inside the 26X head. The barrel latches would be awfully hard to defeat from the inside, but this rubber one I think would be less of a problem. It has enough give to it that I think a person could get a finger out and release it. If armed with something sharp even cut it. Since my wife and I are septuagenarians, I don't expect we'll find ourselves in that fix, but you guys out there with younger children could foreseeably encounter an "accidentally" locked in younger sibling! but hopefully NOT!

[OverEasy]

Nice Mod! Like it!

Yup, that barrel bolt is a PITA!!!
Little tiny @#&*$% knob and a tight fit if anything flex’s or sags. Fooey!

[Herschel]

First time in action for new latch. Admiral very pleased!

[OverEasy]

TMI

[dlandersson]

John.

The lock is on the outside. A mischievous Herschel could lock the admiral in. That could present a challenge to his counseling skills

[Herschel]

TMI

Perhaps you are right, but just wanted folks to know that the "field test" went well. Don't want to post a mod that doesn't work as advertised. Latch held nicely during transit to the marina on an expressway trip of 25 miles and during a WOT run around the lake. And, of course, it was easy to open when needed.

[OverEasy]

Hi Herschel!

Important things first!!! No need for understatement at my age!

And, of course, it was easy to open when needed.

Leastaways in my book!