G Cat 5.7 Pontoon access caps

adventurecat

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Link to this post Posted: May 27, 2021 - 08:49 PM
The access caps on my GCat 5.7 are not long for this world. Any ideas on sourcing replacements?
tominpa
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Link to this post Posted: May 27, 2021 - 10:24 PM
Access ports are widely available, but contoured rims, not so much. What diameter are your current caps? I think you should just buy a whole new port including the rim.

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NACRA 5.7 (1984 Sail 181)
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gahamby
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Link to this post Posted: May 28, 2021 - 01:49 PM
Never call them pontoons! They are hulls. icon_lol

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Link to this post Posted: May 29, 2021 - 04:51 PM
Last summer lost a screw cap on Dart 18, ordered one at great expense from Windsport. cost more to ship than hatch cover, but picked up at West Marine base and screw top and top(clear so nice addition) actually fit! Screw tops/hatches come in a myriad of sizes ;when I had a Nacra5.7 I selected one from Murrays and they had sizes hooked up to each cat(not Darts)