We made an 8 in.+\- piece that goes vertically inside the slot. ?It attaches top and bottom inside the frame of the door. The piece has a slight turn of the edge to make it more rigid. The middle part of the slot has a cut out for the mechanism and holes above and below that to attach it. ?I has worked great. ?I don¡¯t have pics. ?I hope the explanation is sufficient.
Tim
S/V Pura Vida
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On Jun 29, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Stuart <
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The problem is inside the edge track where the locking mechanism is. ?See attached pics. ?The actual door metal has broken around the hole that the lock sits in. ?The problem is that its the metal that the screw that holds the lock in place screws into. ?So the lock is now "flopping" around inside the door, held in place only by 1 screw and the internal bar that comes down from the handle. ?The other problem is the metal around the remaining screw is cracking, and I am sure will fail soon. ?
The obvious fix, since its the door itself that has failed is to replace the door. ?Not something that I am looking forward to doing. ?I am trying to determine if I can fabricate a thing piece of metal with the proper cutout for the lock to overlay over the area. ?It would spread the stress out over a greater area. ?But I'm not sure if the lock screws are long enough to accommodate the extra length needed to extend to the new plate. ?
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc? ?Has anyone had this issue? ?And anyone have any idea who makes the actual door?
Thanks,
Stuart
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Stuart
S/V Rum Away
2017 Lagoon 450S #33
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