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questions: bow hatch for sport 15'
markho	#1  Posted on 04/05/07 - 8:34 AM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/03/07	Hi all I'm a newbie at whalers and boats. i just bought my first bw sport 15 last week. its still getting some work done on it. it did not come with a bow hatch cover. now i asked on another site if their was supposed to be hinges or not and i could not get a clear answer. some said yes some said no. i looked at the wood placement diagrams for the 15 dated in 1975. my boat being a 1976 should reflect the diagram right? according to the diagram there are wood placements where the bow hinges would go. I want to be sure that there is wood support where the hinges would go for obvious reasons. having a hinged hatch is better than having it fly off into my face while the vessel is underway i think. so its important for me to secure it. Can I also use the bow hatch as a livewell? thanks. I'm going to ask a lot of dumb questions so be warned!! i thought i posted this already but i can't find it. if i did then delete this. Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/10/13 - 4:37 PM
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 04/05/07 - 12:02 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Markho, Your 1976 model should be the same, or very close to, the 1975 model. I believe the hatch was made from Mahogany plywood but maybe others here that have owned, or own, that model can be more specific. I also believe there are hinges for the front locker on your model. Once you get the boat I am sure you will see the holes where the hinges used to be.
ioptfm	#3  Posted on 04/05/07 - 5:02 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	I have a 1979 Sport 15' and although I had to replace the bow hatch cover, it did originally have hinges. See my personal page http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...er_id=2910 Edited by Joe Kriz on 04/05/07 - 5:16 PM Tom 1979 Sport 15'
markho	#4  Posted on 04/07/07 - 4:47 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/03/07	wow the grain on the wood of your 1979 is just gorgeous!! i have refinished floors and furniture before so i am olloking forward to refinishing the beatup wood on my 1976. that is one heck of a job! kudos. I have to llok into getting a mahogany piece big enough for the hatch, do lumber yards regularly stock them or will i have to order it special from the internet? BTW, what size cooler coul i fit behind the bench? Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/10/13 - 4:36 PM
ioptfm	#5  Posted on 04/10/07 - 6:35 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	I replaced all of the wood on mine. Luckily I had the old weathered componants to use as a template to cut out the new parts. Then I sanded and sanded and sanded......13 coats of varnish......The hatch was cut out of teak plywood. Tom 1979 Sport 15'
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 04/10/07 - 6:42 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	ioptfm, Was the hatch originally made out of Mahogany plywood? That is what I remember. Not that teak wouldn't look great, just want to know for the record if it was Mahogany plywood.
ioptfm	#7  Posted on 04/14/07 - 7:05 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	You are correct...the original hatches were made out of mahagony plywood Tom 1979 Sport 15'