aardvarkash10 846 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Anyone have any? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 152 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 This may be the closest strap hinge here: https://www.smartmarine.co.nz/product/22148/ss-hatch-strap-hinge-short-long-41-x-126mm-highly-polished-pair/22431 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alibaba 68 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I've got a pair of similar, but the two straps are even, they are just under 10cm long. If you can use them, they're yours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 846 Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 Thanks all - kind offer alibaba but I need the long short version, and I have secured one now so all good! For future reference, its a Chatfield Engineering item, good NZ product from the North Shore. Chrome over bronze, solid af unless you don't lube the hinge... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 575 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: Thanks all - kind offer alibaba but I need the long short version, and I have secured one now so all good! For future reference, its a Chatfield Engineering item, good NZ product from the North Shore. Chrome over bronze, solid af unless you don't lube the hinge... Knock the pin out and replace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 846 Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 More faffing about than it is worth, might have done it if a proper replacement wasn't available though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldlog 10 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Chatfields is a great place - my Townson was launched in 1976 and I seems almost all the deck fittings etc were from there - been going there for a while now and they still produce most of the fittings that they did back in the 70’s - clears bollards etc are exactly the same! super helpful guys too…..even had the lug bolts for my stern gland that I thought was a one off piece. Turns out they made them and still produce them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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aardvarkash10 846 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 20 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: More faffing about than it is worth, might have done it if a proper replacement wasn't available though. In view of the price per item, I will now be making sure ALL the CEL hinges and equipment on SO are serviced and lubricated to minimise the risk of any further breakages... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 152 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Yes, but this is NZ made. Support local! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 483 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Pretty sure when I got mine from them they were about $40 each, but to be fair that was two weeks ago 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 321 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The OP is a classic CEL long/short hinge made of polished brass and heavily chrome plated, with a 316 pin. They were about $40.00 a pair retail till 2006 but we sold them by the thousand! They dont like too much salt build up or lack of exercise. There are now investment cast 316 versions available that dont tend to seize -Southern Seas Marine supply them on the gold coast for less than half the price above, and I believe that Tenob do local copies in plastic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 846 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, waikiore said: The OP is a classic CEL long/short hinge made of polished brass and heavily chrome plated, with a 316 pin. They were about $40.00 a pair retail till 2006 but we sold them by the thousand! They dont like too much salt build up or lack of exercise. There are now investment cast 316 versions available that dont tend to seize -Southern Seas Marine supply them on the gold coast for less than half the price above, and I believe that Tenob do local copies in plastic. They are beautiful - a real piece of marine bling. But priced like they are from Cartier as well. If I was doing a complete refit, I'd go to the FRP ones and just accept having to replace them every 3 or 4 years. I'd still be quids in and able to afford rum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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