J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Forward hatch replacement?

The hinges have broken on Mondial's forward hatch and so I need to change it out. This one is a replacement from several years ago. I thought at the time that it was a "Gray Marine" sold by Bomar. What have others done about replacing their hatches? Of course, I'd prefer not to have to grind out the deck opening to fit a larger hatch. I believe the Gray Marine hatch used a deck opening of 19.5" by 19.5".

Joe, its a Bomar 19.5?, now owned by Pompanette, available through Port Supply (West) It is a drop in replacement. The Lewmar involves grinding back on the opening as its a bit bigger (19.75?).... but it lasts longer. In any event, ordering it is the largest, and the small hatches are the 9 inch ...the smallest. Let me know if I can help.

Just replaced the forward Bomar hatch with an Lewmar Ocean 60
(no flange) # 39660050. Fits perfectly, no grinding.
The bomar hatch I replaced six years ago and all the hinges were rusted or broken... hopefully Lewmar will last a little longer.