Door Latch help

[C0ps]

Can someone please tell me how to go about putting a lock on this hatch door? original is missing and Id like it to be able to lock when I walk away from the boat. Carver Montego 528


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[g36]

I dont know what was original .Would something like this plunger style lock work?....https://a.co/d/1SfPxug

[C0ps]

Source of the post I dont know what was original .Would something like this plunger style lock work?....https://a.co/d/1SfPxug

good idea but wont work. you would easily be able to push the panel inward so the plunger slips out. and the body of the keylock wont fit between the two panels

[bud37]

Does that back panel just lift out....do you have a pic from the other direction. It would be interesting to see the original....likely was a Perko thing of some sort.

Actually if someone wants in none of these things will even slow them down......have you considered a hasp and padlock like some sailors have on their entry hatches....keeps the honest folk out....

[Midnightsun]

Actually if someone wants in none of these things will even slow them down......have you considered a hasp and padlock like some sailors have on their entry hatches....keeps the honest folk out....

Like keys on a boat, what a joke. Give me 5 minutes and I will start the engine/s. Have helped a few at the marina who could not find their keys.

[benica]

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Actually if someone wants in none of these things will even slow them down......have you considered a hasp and padlock like some sailors have on their entry hatches....keeps the honest folk out....

Like keys on a boat, what a joke. Give me 5 minutes and I will start the engine/s. Have helped a few at the marina who could not find their keys.

A lock is for one thing; keep an honest man honest..

[C0ps]

Source of the post Does that back panel just lift out....do you have a pic from the other direction. It would be interesting to see the original....likely was a Perko thing of some sort.

Actually if someone wants in none of these things will even slow them down......have you considered a hasp and padlock like some sailors have on their entry hatches....keeps the honest folk out....

the top just swings up and down while the door opens with a fold in the middle.

[bud37]

That sounds like it would be tricky to lock effectively......

[km1125]

Source of the post I dont know what was original .Would something like this plunger style lock work?....https://a.co/d/1SfPxug

good idea but wont work. you would easily be able to push the panel inward so the plunger slips out. and the body of the keylock wont fit between the two panels

Are you sure about that part? You'd be pushing against the frame of the door on the right (stbd) side, so it shouldn't move much at all.

If it's like the doors that I'm aware of, all you're trying to do is stop the top from opening. Without the top up, there is no clearance for the bi-fold door to open.

What's the actual gap between the two pieces when it's all closed up? That plunger-style might work if you put some kind of bushing on the front face so it doesn't go so deep into the hole.

How thick are both the pieces of door? (The top and the bi-fold part)

[C0ps]

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Source of the post I dont know what was original .Would something like this plunger style lock work?....https://a.co/d/1SfPxug

good idea but wont work. you would easily be able to push the panel inward so the plunger slips out. and the body of the keylock wont fit between the two panels

Are you sure about that part? You'd be pushing against the frame of the door on the right (stbd) side, so it shouldn't move much at all.

If it's like the doors that I'm aware of, all you're trying to do is stop the top from opening. Without the top up, there is no clearance for the bi-fold door to open.

What's the actual gap between the two pieces when it's all closed up? That plunger-style might work if you put some kind of bushing on the front face so it doesn't go so deep into the hole.

How thick are both the pieces of door? (The top and the bi-fold part)

The pieces are about 3/8 to 1/2 thick. the space between them is about 5/8. the plunger cant work because as you raise the top section up, the plunger would just slip out. their would have to be a way to hook the inside of the hole. Would love to see another 528 carver with the original but Im exhausted at looking at for sale pictures of similar style boats