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Topic: Which way did the hatch open? |
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Sep 1, 2009 - 7:20pm
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Hooray for Arthur! Higgins Boats forever! After all they are the most important ones! Arthur you should have been an Admiral! Yowza Yowza Yowza!
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alross2
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Posted on: Sep 4, 2009 - 3:06pm
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From looking at the factory drawings for the various groups, the original design through 563 had both hatches opening forward. From 565 on, the hatch just forward of the charthouse was reverse, although the forward hatch still opened forward.
As Jeff noted, they could easily have been changed around by crew for whatever reasons. Looking at the illustration in the parts manual, the lower portion was simply atteched to the blocking with wood screws and probably bedding compound. As the ladder was on the side of the hatches, access wouldn't have been altered whichever way the hatch opened.
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