1985 capri 14.2 cuddy hatch door

[spiritcolt]

Hi--I just purchased a 85 capri 14.2 but it is missing the cuddy hatch door. Does anyone know of where I can purchase one? Thank you , Kirk

 

[megigharbor]

Hi--I just purchased a 85 capri 14.2 but it is missing the cuddy hatch door. Does anyone know of where I can purchase one? Thank you , Kirk

I don't think anyone sells a replacement hatch. I had a 1984 14.2 that had a hatch but it was rotten, so I made a new one out of some 1/4" lexan I had. You could also use starboard plastic. Make a pattern out of cardboard. The hatch slots under the wood piece at the top and just has a turn latch at the bottom. I also looked at replacement hatch assemblies from companies like Tempress, and it looks like there are a few that could be made to fit.

 

[spiritcolt]

Thank you. I will do that. I think the latch hardware is in the box of spare parts I received with the boat and I was wondering how the top attached

 

[Johndesz]

I have a 2006 Catalina Capri 14.2 and am also looking for a cuddy hatch cover like this one from Catalina Direct: Plastic Hatch CP-14.2, CPE-14.2, CP-16.5 '97<->'04

CD wants $140 + $50 S&H, which is pretty expensive for a thin piece of plastic.
The size should be about 23" W x 14" H for an opening of 21 1/4" x 12".

The boat came with a solid piece of 1/2" PVC or similar material that covered the opening.

 

[megigharbor]

There are hatches available from companies like Tempress available from many marine supply companies like West Marine, Overton's and others. They are expensive, but you can probably find a better price with lower shipping or free shipping by doing an internet search or visiting a local marine supply store.

 

[Johndesz]

Thank you @meigigharbor. I found one with good reviews, and 1/4 the price, on Amazon.

 

[Grover Jeep]

Did that Amazon hatch door work for you? It seems kind of big. I'm asking because I may replace mine. I have the original, but all of the wood is kind of 'meh' on mine, lol.

Grover

 

[megigharbor]

Did that Amazon hatch door work for you? It seems kind of big. I'm asking because I may replace mine. I have the original, but all of the wood is kind of 'meh' on mine, lol.

Grover

If your boat has a wood hatch, it is not the same model boat as Johndesz's 2006 boat, and a hatch that fits a mod 3 boat won't necessarily fit a mod 1 boat. You will need to measure carefully to find a plastic hatch to retrofit to a mod1 boat, but you could easily use your existing wood hatch as a pattern to make a new hatch out of Lexan or starboard if you don't like wood.