Lazy Daze Owners' Group

escape hatch cover

May 29, 2014, 01:05:22 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146623

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Hi All Anyone know where to buy an escape hatch cover (24  x 17 opening) ?
 Mine is got cracked at a corner somehow and leaked  water when raining. Ordered new one from pplmotorhomes to fit a 24 x 17 opening.  Recieved it yesterday and it measured 26 x 19. Old one measured 25 x 18 outside  dimensions. I put the new one on and it is not going to work. I called ppl and  they said that's what they sell for a 24 x 17 opening. Huh? I returned it.  Probably will be charged shipping and restocking fees.  :-((
 I guess I'll have to eterabond the cracked corner  and reinstall until I can find one that fits.

Tom

Re: escape hatch cover

Reply #2 – May 29, 2014, 02:08:41 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146625

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Hi Tom,

I too had to replace the escape hatch on my 2001 mid-bath. That was last year and I also searched the internet but no luck. I called the Mothership and they were just getting ready to make an order for more and they added me to their list. I think the cost was just over $100 and it took about a month to get. It also did not come with hardware. I called the Mothership again and they talked me through how to take out the old cover, remove the hardware and rivet the hinge half to the new cover. I had to buy a rivet gun and learn how to use it but is was easy to get the hang of. I reinstalled the cover and the only problem was getting the aluminium cross piece to fit. I thought I had it done right but the cover would pop open while driving. I finally filed the cross piece to fit and reattached it. That was a year ago and it has worked perfectly ever since.

I saw you last week at our GTG in Anacortes and if I knew you had problems with the hatch cover you could have looked at ours and we could have discussed it. I was the one with the 2 Shelties in the brown mid-bath.

Kevin Hannah 2001 26.5 mid-bath Poulsbo, WA

Re: escape hatch cover

Reply #4 – May 29, 2014, 05:33:16 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146627

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It's worth repeating what Tina said: even though the factory no longer installs escape hatches (boo!), they do have replacements that are far better in quality than the originals.

Last month I had my 2003 midbath's escape hatch replaced, along with its shower skylight. Although only three and a half years old (I had replaced it after the lightning strike), the cover was almost as brittle as a potato chip. Steve Newton told me that the new parts, locally fabricated to his designs, are much more UV-resistant and quite a bit thicker, so they should hold up much better.

In short, if you have any reason to replace either the shower skylight or the escape hatch, I strongly recommend getting the parts from Lazy Daze, not from a third-party vendor such as PPL.

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels

escape hatch cover

Reply #6 – May 29, 2014, 05:56:39 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 146630

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Thank you Tina and Andy Kevin and Art
 I'll patch this one up with eternabond and wait  until I get to the factory again. Unless I come across one somewhere  before that. My shower skylight looks very good still, though, what with NW  skies and keeping rig covered when not in use.

Tom