emergency tiller access port

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I am a newbie, having just bought Pearson 323 #94.

So trying to remove the emergency tiller hatch (see picture) and the bolts just spin.  Any tips on that or does the entire cover unscrew?  Tried that too but maybe not hard enough.  Suggestions/advice most welcome,

Mike

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The screws need to stay in place. The cover is opened with a spanner wrench that fits into the two depressions in the cover. It screws off. If grit has gotten into the threads it can be quite difficult to remove the first time.

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Sorry but I don't see any depressions in the cover, it is a smooth plate with the two bolt heads exposed on top.

It sounds like the plate itself unscrews, if that is right I can come up with some way to do that using the bolt heads.  Did I understand that correctly?
Mike

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Yes, the plate itself unscrews.  Odd that you have bolt heads there insteas of depressions.  It's supposed to look like your fuel and water caps, only bigger.

I have something called an adjustable deck plate wrench that opens it.

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Thanks for the info, at least I know that it unscrews so should be able to remove it.
Mike