Looking for Replacement lock

[North Channel Travelller]

Looking for a replacement lock for our 35 foot trawler sliding door.it is a skeleton key lock

 

[Comodave]

You will need to post some photos of the old one if we are to help you. Too many locks out there to guess without seeing the old one. Have you tried fixing it? Some are repairable

 

[koliver]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=morti...i57j0l6.5214j0j1&pglt=299&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=LCTS

There are as many different sizes as there are (were) boat builders in Taiwan.
When one of mine was failed to the point of no repair, I bought a pair that were different dimensionally, but the same style. I still have one of the originals in use and a now 20 yr old replacement.

Good luck with your search.

 

[Comodave]

I had one door lock that wasn’t working. Took it apart and a trip to Ace to get a new spring and it is good as new now.

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetings,
TAKE PICTURES AS YOU'RE TAKING IT APART!!!! Don't ask why...Hahahaha.

 

[North Channel Travelller]

Boat is a 1985 Oceania Sundeck trawler (Fung Hwa) similar to Marine Trader. Here are some pictures.

 

[AlanT]

I took my failing skeleton key lock to a local locksmith - not Home Depot/Lowes! a real locksmith. He did some research, identified the lock and ordered a replacement (in my case from the UK) had it shipped to WA state and it was the perfect exact lock. So my advice is take it to an expert.

 

[grahamdouglass]

I have mortise locks that have never worked properly. The problem is the removal of these locks. In removing the locks it looks like I would damage the door. If you do manage to remove the lock, tell us how you did it with pictures.

 

[AlanT]

I have mortise locks that have never worked properly. The problem is the removal of these locks. In removing the locks it looks like I would damage the door. If you do manage to remove the lock, tell us how you did it with pictures.

The lock was installed after the door was built so logically it should be possible to remove it without damage unless it was trimmed out over part of the lock.
~A

 

[koliver]

Boat is a 1985 Oceania Sundeck trawler (Fung Hwa) similar to Marine Trader. Here are some pictures.

NO pictures???

 

[North Channel Travelller]

Didn’t upload, will try again.