Glue for hatch handle

[WillN2Sail]

More up to date sources say the glue for the Lewmar handles is Plexus MA310. I'm looking for people who've either used it, epoxy or something else and it's stayed on for at least a few years. The Plexus is made for these plastics, epoxy is usually good, if you have a lot of tooth, (rough up the surfaces.)
My boat is 22 years old and one just popped off the other day. I've got at least a dozen of these glue points, latches, hinges, and the horizontal ports with the three catches, all glued on. The Plexus MA310 comes in those double syringe containers that mix. I want to also find out if anyone has used this glue, sealed up the syringes and was able to use it again and again. Thanks

 

[thinwater]

Plexus MA 300 (Devcon packages it as "Plastic Welder") should be available in small tubes. A methylmethacrilate, it is better than epoxy for most plastics, including acrylic. Nicely thickened and as fast as 5-minute epoxy, but without the lower strength of 5-minute epoxies. One of the most common adhesives in the boat and plastic bonding industry.

Obviously, very, very similar to MA 310. The difference is the cure time. MA300 is too fast for large assemblies. Another advantage of MA300 (Plastic Welder) is that it is easy to buy small amounts.

(from ITW)

 

[WillN2Sail]

Thank you Thinwater. Reading between the lines, I'm guessing there's no less expensive option with the same properties. But is there? (I know I can do a lot more with epoxy if the surfaces are deeply scored for tooth.)
Plexus MA310 seems to only be sold in 50 mL Cartridges for $35. Short shelf life after opening. I was hoping for smaller quantities, less expensive. I guess I should start with MA310.

 

[jaysweet]

Thank you Thinwater. Reading between the lines, I'm guessing there's no less expensive option with the same properties. But is there? (I know I can do a lot more with epoxy if the surfaces are deeply scored for tooth.)
Plexus MA310 seems to only be sold in 50 mL Cartridges for $35. Short shelf life after opening. I was hoping for smaller quantities, less expensive. I guess I should start with MA310.

I have a small (maybe 9" square?) Lewmar hatch that had the handle glued to the plexiglass, or whatever the clear plastic lens is. I bought some "epoxy for plastics" (pretty sure it was Loctite), and used that to glue it back on. It's lasted for over 2 years, and seems completely secure. Frankly, I was amazed that this simple fix worked so well. I was prepared to buy a new hatch lid, but so far, so good. And this epoxy is exposed to UV 100% of the time, in the water and on land, for over 2 years.

BTW: I probably cleaned the old surface minimally, if at all. I certainly didn't sand it smooth or anything of the sort. Just gave it a quick clean and globbed the epoxy on, clamped it, and (as I recall) covered the open hatch with a board and a couple of bricks for a day or two while the epoxy set up. It looks just like new.

 

[quadrille38]

I know you are looking for a way to repair so I throw this out just as an option. I had a handle on lewmar hatch that snapped off due to lots of sun exposure. Contacted Hatchmasters and they were able to provide a replacement handle at an extremely reasonable price. In fact I ordered both the left and right even though only one was broken because I figured that same age, same exposure the other could easily fail.
installing the replacement was very easy.