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Re: "Finger breaker" latch replacement?

From: pete judd <kd7lmq_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Sep 04 2006 - 20:07:55 PDT

West marine has them
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/263673/0/0/elbow/All_2/mode+matchallpartial/0/0
Pete Judd
S/V Murphys Lawyer
Baba 40 #6

--- "Richard B. Emerson" <pavilion@pinefields.com>
wrote:

> One of the latches for OWTW's interior lockers has
> failed and we need a
> replacement. These are the "finger breaker" type
> where you stuff your
> finger in a little hole, fish around for a "trigger"
> to release the
> latch, and hope you don't break your finger in the
> process. Basically,
> the little ridge that keeps the latch from moving
> too, so the spring
> launches itself, has worn down. I tried shimming
> down the gap without
> success. Any suggestions on where to find a
> replacement, closer than
> Taiwan?
>
> Cheers,
> Rick Emerson
>
>
>
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