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First and foremost, be careful what you post in this thread, and please don't compromise the security of your boat, but notwithstanding this any advice would be appreciated. This is our first boat, and shortly after we took possession back in November 2016 we struggled to open the side hatch (even though the vendor had done so when we'd viewed). Later that day whilst i was elsewhere in the boat my other half managed to force it open somehow, but consequently neither of us could work out how it had been secured. We bodged something together with a bolt, a small plate, and a wing-nut, using a pre-existing hole in the overlap of the left door, as shown in the photographs. However, this allows the door to bow open by a few inches when pushed (or pulled from the outside), so the door could easily be forced open. Before venturing back out on the cut again we are keen to improve the security on this hatch. The obvious solution is to drill a couple of holes and screw in a couple of bolts, but we've scratched our heads over the ensuing months trying to work out how the original fitters (JD Narrowboats of Gailey) secured this hatch, since there are no signs of bolt holes in the frame or screw holes in the doors. Can anybody provide any clues or make any suggestions? It's not clear from the photographs but there was a slightly larger hole than the one we are using that somewhere along the way has been filled.
