> I have done hatches in skin on frame boats by putting a structural ring in
> the frame which the skin laps to the inside of the ring, then an insert
> consisting of a tube made of wood with a thickened top edge, is installed.
> I then make my own cover like a flat sprayskirt. How to install a VCP I
> know not. People appear to have some difficulty with waterproof bulkheads
> in S&G's and strippers I don't fancy your chances with a skin on frame. If
> the stations went out to the skin line they would be very visible and
> prone to skin damage when the hull slides by submerged thingies.

> Bram

I haven't built a skin on frame, although I plan on doing so this winter (w/o hatches). I've never seen instructions to add hatches to a skin on frame, but I'd assume it's just like building up the cockpit hoop, but with a much tighter radius for the wood to bend.