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[martin]

Originally Posted by martin

Man Joel if you guys made smaller hatches I would buy every size you got

I cut this piece out and glued to the underside so I can cut in a drip channel later... With all foam cores I use my die grind er and take out about 3/8" of the core and back fill with thickened resin...on all edging whether exposed or not...unless wrapping with glass

[martin]

Bull nosed the edge of the hatch cut out and now layed alayer of 1708 and a layer of mat. Ground out the core of the hatch cut put and backfilled with thickened resin,made from cabosil and ground fiberglass.

[martin]

I know it looks rough now but fairing putty is my friend...

[FAS]

yikes! major sanding for this hatch,but nice gutters !

[martin]

Originally Posted by FAS

yikes! major sanding for this hatch,but nice gutters !

Yea it is a bear.. I took me about 2 hours sanding and fitting the hatch.. It not as pretty as ya'lls but I'm going with teak sole.... Thanks...

[martin]

I have just been grinding on the deck some. Started shaping the console some. And also fitted the front hatch...

[martin]

Shaping the console. Therer are three lines drwn on top. Port ,starboard and center.. This is the part that will be cutoff so that the console will receive an electronic box.. I do not like my GPS or bottome machines in the ttop box.... It makes for along day and a sore neck...especially if the gps and bottom are separated . along with compass... It just chaps my ass......so compass will be in center and will,be flanked my GPS and sounder...vhfs will be in ttop box...

[martin]

I drew a rough sketch of what I wntd the console to look like.. Then took some scrap foam from the floor hatch cutout to shape.. It had glass on one side so it made it easy to shape. I gutted some foam out of the console ,pealed 2" off the foam cutout and inserted the foam. Used a string to draw my arch. Reshaped it, And then made alignment marks on the foam.. Pulled it back out and back buttered it with cabosil and glass resin then reinserted..I'll let it set up then cut out the whole top and build electronic box..with gutters and such..

[martin]

Still working on hatch .. I rough sanded and it now fits. Still need to fair it out then final sand it to receive primer...

[martin]

Rule 13,523....do not throw away parts to be replaced...took mese time to just make a pattern for front anchor locker...BTW this is the rule right after the one. About make sure you have all bulkheads in before glueing down Cap!!! Smdh