Deck Plate POP OUT

A pop out deck plate opens with a lever rather than a twist. Flip the integrated lever up, the lid releases, and it is off. No threads, no lining up lugs, and it works with one cold hand.

Why People Choose a Pop Out Deck Plate

Speed and simplicity. If the port is something you open every trip — a day hatch, an access port you check bilge through, a spot you stow a pump — the lever is genuinely nicer than threading a lid on and off. The lid seals against a rubber O-ring rather than a thread face.

The honest trade-off: there is a moving lever, and a moving part on a boat is a part that can break. The threaded and quarter-turn plates have nothing to break. For a port you open twice a year, they are the more durable choice.

No Collar, So No Bag

This pop out deck plate has no internal collar, which means it cannot take a deck plate bag. None of the pop-out family can. If you want a hanging dry storage pocket under the opening, you want the quarter-turn plate with the internal collar instead — we stock that alongside this one.

Pop Out Deck Plate Dimensions and the Hole

• Opening: 6-1/2"

• Outside diameter: 8-1/8"

• Deck cut-out: 6-1/2"

• Depth: 7-3/8"

• UV-resistant ABS, textured finish

• Integrated pop-up lever, rubber O-ring seal

• #8 flat-head fasteners, sold separately

Check for 7-3/8" of clear space under the deck before you cut. Bulkheads, seat hangers and footbrace rails have a way of being exactly where you wanted the hatch.

Fitting

Cut slowly with a fine jigsaw blade, dry-fit, drill the screw holes, bed the flange in marine sealant, and use bonded sealing washers under the screw heads.

Details

• Pop-out deck plate with integrated lever and O-ring seal

• 6-1/2" opening, 8-1/8" OD, 6-1/2" cut-out, 7-3/8" depth

At our Clearwater shop.