Guys on my 99 Vista 258 our hatch hinges broke right off the hatch lens. It was like this when i bought it, so Im not sure what the previous owner did (probably drove with it open). Anyways I tried gluing the hinge back on with rear view mirror glue, per the tech support at Lewmar only to drop one of the hinges in 9 feet of water at my marina
Go to find out, if you have the "Concept" hatch by lewmar on your Four Winns (and they were only installed by FW on FW's) it was discontinued around 1999-2000 and parts have also been discontinued. Lewmar sold 40 repair kits to FW in Sept 2005 and that was the last of their stock, forever. I ordered one for $175 from FW, not bad considering it includes everything under the sun for your hatch (handles, seals, screws, hinges, new lens (hatch lid!), etc). Its basically an overhaul kit which includes everything but the housing that fits into the hole in your fiberglass.
Just wondering though if anybody else had a problem with their Lewmar Concept or other Lewmar hatch. Theres another Vista in my marina (238, although same hatch) that is also broken. And if you do have the hatch and want to be able to fix something wrong on it one day - I would get the repair kit sooner than later! I was quoted a new hatch for $475. So $175 really isnt all that bad considering....
