Hello all!
I am looking to add a hatch to the foredeck of my 1974 Widgeon. I was wondering if there was any experience with this modification? For the life of me I can't seem to find any record online of such a thing.
With that, I was wondering what the inboard side of the foredeck looks like? I am considering a large-ish hatch to span the centerline of the boat. I was thinking a hatch large enough to get a battery for a trolling motor, sailbag, small cooler, etc through. I would like to know if there are any structural members, etc underneath before I cut anything open.
As it stands, the boat does not have hatches on the bulkheads near the mast, so I wouldn't hate adding those too.
Any thoughts, comments, concerns are appreciated!
I am looking to add a hatch to the foredeck of my 1974 Widgeon. I was wondering if there was any experience with this modification? For the life of me I can't seem to find any record online of such a thing.
With that, I was wondering what the inboard side of the foredeck looks like? I am considering a large-ish hatch to span the centerline of the boat. I was thinking a hatch large enough to get a battery for a trolling motor, sailbag, small cooler, etc through. I would like to know if there are any structural members, etc underneath before I cut anything open.
As it stands, the boat does not have hatches on the bulkheads near the mast, so I wouldn't hate adding those too.
Any thoughts, comments, concerns are appreciated!