The Southco Offshore Swing Door Latch is a key locking aluminum alloy latch with a short pawl, gasketed, for a grip range of 0.49 to 0.59 inches.
Gasketed but not sealed is an important distinction. The gasket keeps spray and rain out of the latch mechanism, but the latch itself is not a watertight closure for the opening it secures. For a locker or a cabin door that is usually correct, since the door seal does the sealing and the latch only has to survive the weather.
Key locking restricts access rather than merely holding a door shut, which matters on a locker holding tools, electronics or fuel. The grip range is the door thickness the latch will clamp, and it should be measured rather than estimated since the range is narrow. Explore more boat outfitting.
- Gasketed against spray, but not a watertight closure
- The door seal does the sealing, not the latch
- Key locking, for lockers holding tools or fuel
- Measure door thickness against the 0.49-0.59 inch range
