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Originally Posted by Sprocker
Are these type of inspection hatches actually waterproof? (Assuming you can make the actual fitting of them waterproof).
I'm looking to put a couple into the cubes of my dry dock so I can store hosepipe etc
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It depends on the hatch, and it depends what you call waterproof. You can definitely make them cope with waves/spray life you would get on the deck of a small boat. If be less confident 1. If mounted horizontally; 2. If sitting 3” above the water in constant weather and waves. There are hatches which that might be more suited to the job (and cost more!), however I assume your dock is made from polyethylene blocks. Getting things to stick to PE is very difficult, so I’d want a design with a gasket between it and the dock, which would require a smooth surface on the dock (rather than a non slip texture), with no curvature. If you screw it rather than bolt it down also expect the screws to slip over time.
Beware also most cheap hatches are not strong enough to walk on.
All in all - a box screwed on top (perhaps using “well nuts” might be a better idea (you can even have a bing to drain water from the box then as at some point wet stuff is going to get put in it!
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