Baitwell hatch help

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Finally have the newly purchased 1984 23' CC at home were it belongs. Before the new Yam F250BTXR is installed, I want to do some work on it. Besides this baitwell needing some stiffening up, I am amazed how well built this one is. Everthing else is in very good condition; have been looking for 6 months for the right one (even though not a potter built) and finally found her.
Anyway, I need some advise on stiffening up the baitwell hatch.It seems very weak when stood upon (flexing). Looking from the underside of the hatch you can see that the glassed over wood doesn't run out to the edge of the hatch so it creates weakness were the wood stops. Question is should I cut the well from the hatch then redo the wood to the outer edges of the hatch or could I just add extra pieces of wood around the edges where needed and glass in place? There will be a lot of weight from water in the well plus human weight standing on top,so it must be strong.
This is my first time trying to add images so bear with me if I have to become self educated.
In the next week I will be adding more eye candy while the rebirth is taking place.
Thanks for the help and glad to be back involved with this excellent site, Mark
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