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by **madjack** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:02 pm

Jim, he has the hinge in the correct position...the back portion is flipped up in the pic...I made the same mistake on first look...I blamed it on hay fever meds....
madjack

by **asianflava** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:30 pm

Yep, the picture is correct. The reason why it won't lay flat is because that flat (where the screw holes are) that attaches to the front ot the hatch isn't notched.

I think I used a hacksaw to cut mine and dressed it with a good file.

by **bledsoe3** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:33 am

I started with a hack saw and finished with an angle grinder. Much faster.

by **Jiminsav** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:38 am

I don't know fellows...the back portion don't have screw holes, and it's a short leg..what he's wanting to cut looks to me like the piece that lies on top of the hatch.
but if he took a better pic, i'd feel better.

by **bledsoe3** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:21 am

I personally think he's got it right. Here's a picture of mine.

by **madjack** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:25 am

..trust me...I'm from the govt and I am here to help

...but seriously...that is exactly how our HH was drilled for mounting...we actually drilled some additional holes in the top flange for extra holding/mounting power....
madjack

by **Jiminsav** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:09 pm

OK then...cut away with my blessings.

by **madjack** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:16 pm

Jim, I don't know about those differences but maybe you had/have the older style of (better than) HH.......

by **Jiminsav** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:19 pm

MJ, could be I just have a case of CRS and don't remember the pain of my hurricane hinge installation.

by **madjack** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:26 pm

Jiminsav wrote:MJ, could be I just have a case of CRS and don't remember the pain of my hurricane hinge installation.

Jim...take two advils and call .....errr, someone in the morning(just can't remember who)

..........

by **Mike Angeles** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:09 pm

Gee whiz!, To late! its been cut. Believe me I stared at long and hard before I cut anything. I got a friendly PM that had just about every combination of good and bad Hurricane hinge installation. I have the spars all ready to go, Need to start the frame. I have some thinned epoxy on the hatch ledge now drying, Ill take some pics with the hinge in place once dry

Jim, you damn near killed me with this one:
"STOP!!!!!..HOLD IT!!!!when I say WHOA, i mean WHOA!!! "

Thanks Again folks!

Mike

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