Black Plastic Hinge on Compartments

[osubux1]

Does anyone know where one can buy replacements for these hinges? This is on my overhead/helm compartment. It's black plastic, faded, and a couple of the covers for the screws have popped off.

 

[Ky Grady]

Search under Southco Hinge.

 

[JJF]

C6 / G6 - Detent Hinges

C6 / G6 - Detent Hinges allows users to easily position doors or lids and hold them securely at pre-determined angles

southco.com

 

[Legend]

overhead box on a Sailfish uses these hinges - get the right detent for the right box

Southco Electronic Box Hinge 115 degree detent

 

[drbatts]

always check ebay. found some there before

 

[osubux1]

Incredibly helpful. I was about to buy a Southco hinge on Boat Outfitters, but now notice, it only opens up to 80 degrees. I'm terrible with numbers/math, but the 115 degrees would seem to be the far better choice for that upper electronics compartment. Maybe even the 150 degrees? I guess it couldn't hurt to open up wider.

I guess then, I would need to buy from the limited suppliers on the Southco website.

 

[seasick]

Note that the degree spec is the place where there is a detent in the hinge that 'holds' the door at that position. It is best to approximate what you need, bigger( greater angle detent is not necessarily better. If you pick an angle that is greater than he door normally opens ( and perhaps the electronics box door hits the underside of the hard top), the door may not stay open.
On a different topic. There are cheap knockoffs on the internet. I would avoid them . The important factor for longevity is the type and quality of the internal hinge pin and spring.