Hatch Installation

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Ed Garcia

Has anyone ever installed a hatch on the foredeck to provide ventilation/light for the vee-berth?
 
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Don Evans

Yes

It was fairly easy, although anytime you cut a large hole in your boat you gulp hard as you proceed...8^) It was a very easy install. The critical part is to seal the exposed plywood/balsa core to prevent water from entering. I would recommend making a thinned epoxy and soaking the exposed core end well to seal off the wood capillaries, then apply a thickened epoxy coating, buttering it over the exposed core ends. I used Sikaflex or LifeCaulk for bedding the hatch. I believe the hatch was a Bomar, 12"X16". A template and set of instructions came with the hatch kit. Don
 
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dave

kind of

i put a solar panel in there last fall and it worked great. at night, if you sleep onboard, just drop some mosquito netting over the atch with it up and you should be fine
 
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