What Is Up With The Gate Latches (Hasp) On Our Macs?

[seahouse]

Yeah- and when he hit that cold water he didn't say anything, he just "ghasped".

[kmclemore]

This thread is as active as it is because deep inside, all of you know what I have said hits a resounding cord of truth.

It would appear from the front page numbers about posts and readers, the only thing more important to Mac owners than the lock on the front door, is a good inexpensive autopilot.

Hmm... well.... in actuality, over 30% of the posts in this thread are yours, Gary, so I'm not sure I would conclude that you've really hit a cord as much as simply continued an ongoing discussion. BTW, 10% of your total posts to the board are in this thread.

Just saying.

[GaryMayo]

This thread is as active as it is because deep inside, all of you know what I have said hits a resounding cord of truth.

It would appear from the front page numbers about posts and readers, the only thing more important to Mac owners than the lock on the front door, is a good inexpensive autopilot.

Hmm... well.... in actuality, over 30% of the posts in this thread are yours, Gary, so I'm not sure I would conclude that you've really hit a cord as much as simply continued an ongoing discussion. BTW, 10% of your total posts to the board are in this thread.

Just saying.

I like the wink part (and thanks ;.)

The hatch hasp has been talked about before? Good to see I am not the first one to notice it.

I am new here. My first day, 100% of my posts were in a single thread. Hard to compile a statistic on something with no track record.

I do not think it uncommon for an OP to post often in his own thread, as he is talking with everyone and everyone else is just talking to one primarily, that seems pretty normal.

[GaryMayo]

Found a mod on here that was well done replacing the cabin door as well as the latch. Better latch, better lock, and can be unlocked from the inside, as well as locked from the inside.

Well done!

http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1137

[Catigale]

Yale locks are a consolation for those who couldnt break into Hahvard.....shirley

[K9Kampers]

What other single item is for sale, designed to house people, that only locks from the outside?

A straight jacket

...the whole thing brings into wonder why the silly latch / lock / hasp was ever used in the first place?

Mmmm, nope! Tomayto / Tomahto...

Congrats on your solution to an issue that you saw a need to address. So why is it still an issue? Jus' sayin'...

[bscott]

Gary should post his gate latch/hasp solution to the Mod section--then this run away thread can be locked away relieving me of any further anxiety that, upon boarding my boat, I will be reminded of the many failings of my perfectly straight, stainless steel, chrome plated hatch hasp that, I am now convinced, it has prevented me from planing under sail.

Bob

[Fxwg80hd]

Gary should post his gate latch/hasp solution to the Mod section--then this run away thread can be locked away relieving me of any further anxiety that, upon boarding my boat, I will be reminded of the many failings of my perfectly straight, stainless steel, chrome plated hatch hasp that, I am now convinced, has prevented me from planing under sail.

Bob

Agree - It's time to lock the Hasp!!!

[kmclemore]

The hatch hasp has been talked about before? Good to see I am not the first one to notice it.

No, as bizarre as it may sound, you are the very first person in the entire history of this board to mention it as a problem. Consider yourself a trail blazer. Somewhere, Ralph Nader is valiantly fighting to contain his unbounded joy.

Found a mod on here that was well done replacing the cabin door as well as the latch. Better latch, better lock, and can be unlocked from the inside, as well as locked from the inside.

Well done!

http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1137

I am sitting on the edge of my chair - seriously, right on the very edge, the little sharp bit - anxiously awaiting seeing pictures of the mods you make to your own boat to eliminate this horrid oversight by those greedy and reckless MacGregor tycoons.
(Please do hurry along, though, as the edge of my chair is beginning to become painful on my posterior.)

[Catigale]

Gary should post his gate latch/hasp solution to the Mod section--then this run away thread can be locked away relieving me of any further anxiety that, upon boarding my boat, I will be reminded of the many failings of my perfectly straight, stainless steel, chrome plated hatch hasp that, I am now convinced, has prevented me from planing under sail.

Bob

...

Ridiculous. However, the elusive 22 knots under power mystery is finally exhaspirated



The hasp is 'straight' on the I guess you other guys, aren't so ......straight. Ive heard some of you wear pantyhose.....

[kmclemore]

The hasp is 'straight' on the I guess you other guys, aren't so ......straight. Ive heard some of you wear pantyhose.....

Nah, some are just a little bent, Cat.

[kmclemore]

....upon boarding my boat, I will be reminded of the many failings of my perfectly straight, stainless steel, chrome plated hatch hasp that, I am now convinced, it has prevented me from planing under sail.

Bob

I hear it also causes dyspepsia, bromhidrosis and painful rectal itch, Bob.

[bscott]

....upon boarding my boat, I will be reminded of the many failings of my perfectly straight, stainless steel, chrome plated hatch hasp that, I am now convinced, it has prevented me from planing under sail.

Bob

I hear it also causes dyspepsia, bromhidrosis and painful rectal itch, Bob.

Nothing that a little squirt of XD-100 won't fix

Bob

[Catigale]

Is XD100 the new cure for thread drift...or does Kevin not lube his threads...

[GaryMayo]

The hatch hasp has been talked about before? Good to see I am not the first one to notice it.

No, as bizarre as it may sound, you are the very first person in the entire history of this board to mention it as a problem. Consider yourself a trail blazer. Somewhere, Ralph Nader is fighting to contain his unbounded joy.

I am flattered I was able to help everyone in there hour of need! lol

I have always been attracted to craftsmanship in the area of locksmithing. Locks are an extension of something we all should hold dear, Law & Order.

Your other comment about all the changes I will be making to my Mac (s) in the future, I believe to be untrue. The head, while I fashion it to be unusable for someone 6'7" tall and over 400 pounds, is not an unusable room for storage, so I would leave it alone on an or a . The other Macs that head is a claustrophobic nightmare, blocking much to much light and air (space) from the bow berth for my taste. As I envision me getting an or a , I will leave the head as it is. I believe I like everything on the boats apart from the forward heads just fine, with that one glaring exception, that silly gate latch (hasp) lol

Speaking of Ralph, I have a great story about his Corvair. It was the very first vehicle I ever owned. $400.00 It was a Van. I purchased it from a widow of a do it yourself-er that had just passed. While she was filling out paperwork on the title, I asked her about gas millage. She paused and said, " I believe he filled it up about once a year".

I figured she had misunderstood my question, and gave it no more thought, till later.

I drove that van constantly, as any new driver uses his first vehicle, and it had two didtinct features. One, it could not climb hills. It you entered a bridge at 20 MPH, that would be the top speed until you started down the other side. & two, it did not seem to use any fuel. The woman was correct, it just went and went and rolled by every gas station.

Not climbing hills was not going to do for someone in his first vehicle, so I tore into that engine. The man had altered one carb so it only drew gasoline via vacuum, with no accelerator pump. So as long as the vehicle was at a modest acceleration, that carb helped some, enough to make the engine work as it should. I undid all he had done to the carbs, and it then ran like greased lightning (compared to what it had) and I was very happy.

Looking back, I often wished I had left it alone, and documented what it was he had done to that engine. In the months I drove it as I purchased it, I saw almost no fuel usage and estimate the miles per gallon I was getting at over 200 MPG. Odd story, but very true. Ralph Nader was protecting the public, or protecting the auto industry? The alterations to that engine were not very significant. They were easy to do, and undo.