Opening storage compartments in cockpit?
 

We bought an 89 223 SS at the end of the season and the owner didn't know exactly what these doors were? There's two small black plexi-glass style doors with hinges in the cockpit on each side. One is below and just behind the passengers glove compartment, the other is below the throttle and shifter. I'm not sure if these are simply service access doors, or a way to access the forward sealed area along the sides of the boat, or some type of storage door? I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to open them? They have a circular shaped plastic doohicki that almost looks like some type of pastic rivet? There's about 3 feet of snow here and I'm dreaming of boating and just remembered them. Not sure if my description would work so I stole this pic to help

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Storage, access, what ever you want. The key is a round one. Not sure if you remember the old Kryptonite locks but it is a key like that.

Quite often, the VHF is mounted on the back side of the door on the Starboard side.

The round key mentioned is readily available at any marine store.

Agree with all of the above. I've got a 357 and the VHF radio is mounted in the starboard cabinet. Port side storage is slightly different on my boat and I don't have the locking door on that side.

You need a Southco Key to open the compartments!!

Formula Dealer or someone who sells Southco should be able to help!

Dave

The key makes access easy, but turning the latch with a small pocket screwdriver should get them open as well.

LE

LE....Post the full size shot of your Avatar!!

Dave

A buddy took it this past spring, I just copied it off an email so the quality isnt the greatest. You should be able to double click on it to make it a little bigger.

LE

Great shot !! :Score-101010:

Nice, it blows up into a really nice shot.

Let me guess, you were just coming out of the Sandusky channel, right?

Thanks.

Not this time, but that channel does kick up. This was during the Lakeside Weiner run down in Cleveland last June. I was somewhere behind the Cleveland breakwall when he caught the perfect shot.

Thinking of Summer..

LE

I have a 330SS with same access door which I took off and replaced with a panel of starboard a little larger. I then mounted a 9" Alpine Marine Speaker in the panel and one more on the port side, Looks and sounds great .. I can actually hear music while running ! If I need access the speaker is easy to remove.

Looks like ceder point in background water is always sloppy there

That pic was behind break wall in Cleveland during weenie run last June...

I am also trying to open that storage compartment on my boat 1993 formula 271. I tried fiddiling around with a screwdriver and couldnt get it to budge. When i went to west marine and asked about those keys they had no idea what i was talking about. So then i went online looking for southco keys and you have to match up a certain code on your key in order to order the correct one. I thought these were all one key fits all locks? any more help would be appreciated. I cant get the code off the key obviously because i dont have the key.

Thanks for your help.

That's what I thought also, really looks like Cedar Point.

In any event, Axapowell and I went out there a couple of years ago and that channel out Sandusky into the lake can be a handful!! We were out there for four days and the wind blew like mad for 3.75 of those days!!!! Cool area though.

Sandusky Bay is my home port, and while the bay is always managable when the winds kick up, the channel is another story. When the winds blow out of the N/NW that channel can get pretty hairy. I surfed in on 7 to 8 footers more then once, and drove against them plenty of times determined to booze it up on the Islands.

7 or 8 footers wouldnt be so bad but the waves in that channel are extremely short when the winds are blowing, like 20ft apart. But I do love it there.

LE