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Inspection Hatch #14034 09/29/12 07:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island S sonskyn Senior Member
sonskyn Senior Member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island	Has anyone installed an inspection hatch in the cockpit sole to access the shaft coupling from outside?

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Re: Inspection Hatch sonskyn #14044 10/02/12 09:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 126 Atlantic Highlands, NJ JeffSmithNJphoto Senior Member
JeffSmithNJphoto Senior Member Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 126 Atlantic Highlands, NJ	I put a hinged and weather stripped door on the port access panel to adjust the shaft to allign the folding prop. Works great!

Re: Inspection Hatch sonskyn #14052 10/03/12 01:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 381 Squamish, British Columbia NaturalHigh Senior Member
NaturalHigh Senior Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 381 Squamish, British Columbia	Fortunately on the the older model J/30's, the bulkhead seems to be further aft allowing very easy access to the shaft from the front of the engine.

Re: Inspection Hatch sonskyn #14055 10/04/12 05:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island S sonskyn Senior Member
sonskyn Senior Member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island	I would like to have access without having to go down below

Re: Inspection Hatch sonskyn #14087 10/11/12 04:23 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 381 Squamish, British Columbia NaturalHigh Senior Member
NaturalHigh Senior Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 381 Squamish, British Columbia	That's what crew is for!

Re: Inspection Hatch NaturalHigh #14088 10/11/12 07:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island S sonskyn Senior Member
sonskyn Senior Member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Apponaug Rhode Island	prefer to have no crew, hatch in place, very convenient! cockpit sole is cored 3/4" btw.

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