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Jon W. Thanks for the info as I will try to diy the hatch. Our original thin lens is cracked and a thicker one will be great.

No idea why the response from Tony, it was a truly strange experience.

Fwiw, I called Hatchmasters to confirm they would refurbish my trapezoid hatch. Removed it from the boat in May 2023, I built a temporary cover, packed up and shipped my hatch across the country to Hatchmasters. I insured the shipment, it cost about $80.
Hatchmasters called me to say they would not repair it, too old, never was seaworthy, can't get any parts, no seals available, no handles available, lense was never thick enough and he couldn't make any lense work in this hatch. The dude was pretty animated about how he would not work on this hatch because he couldn't guarantee the work and it would cost me hundreds of dollars to even do the refurb. At one point he agreed to work on it as I was fine with the price and no warranty/guarantee, but then changed his story.
Such a strange response from this business, I had to pay shipping to get my hatch back without being repaired.
Im not trying to bash the business, obviously they've been doing this a long time, but this sucked. It was the owner that called me with the bizarre explanation for why they would not work on this hatch, over the phone it can be hard to know, but he seemed out of sorts.

Edit: our hatch is a Bomar, hopefully the Lewmar's are still serviceable .

Not sure on the aft cabin Beckson ports, they are a different size on our boat.

I would have had to replace the glass and both seal kits on all six cabin ports, some of the aluminum frames were also pitted from corrosion . In April I replaced them with Lewmar #1 which included new screens and a new style of latch, from Sailboatowners.com
called customer service to place the order, (??a normal/easy conversation on the phone!) the quoted price in writing was good for 30 days, and then verified everything by email before the order and billing went through.

Six at $262 each, shipping was $102 (from east coast) to the west coast.

Its not a blingy upgrade but they are clear and do not leak.

This thread covers just what I am searching for. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
I tried to message KWKloeber Ken regarding purchasing a fitting from him but the DM was blocked, I wonder if it is because I'm new or something else?
Any suggestions? Ken?

Thanks again.

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