H26 V-Berth Locking Compartment

[BrianW]

I recently bought an 1994 H26. It has a lockable compartment in the forward section of the V-berth. The compartment was locked when I bought it and the former owner doesn't have the key. Can anyone discribe the compartment (size, etc.) and offer suggestions about removing the lock or getting another key? Thanks, BrianW

 

[Don s/v Tellico]

Under the cushions?

If so, this is a storage compartment for the cockpit table. It's about 4 inches deep or so, if you have the table it originally laid in the compartment to (1) store the table and (2) complete the v-berth plane.My father has the same boat. I think a prior owner somehow converted this space with a locking door. No way to tell what they did underneath except look at it. Get a locksmith or drill the lock out.

 

[BrianW]

Not THAT Compartment

Thanks for your response, but I was referring to the compartment that uses the bow bulkhead, not the bottom of the V-berth. Thanks, BrianW

 

[Al Wharton]

What Compartment?

I have a '94 26 and there is no comparment in the v-berth bulkhead. It must have been something added by the owner. The anchor well is behind that bulkhead.