> Hello, ... (possibly Ed Valley) stating that he wished he had
> lowered the fibreglass hatch lip to allow for a gasket .

Oh, does he ever.

> When i glass the lip and put the mold release wax on the hatch cover ,
> should i put some sort of temporary spacer in between the hatch cover and
> the glass lip?

Yes, Craig, you should. I mean, you will. Because...

> it seems that if i dont, the gasket will raise the hatch cover from being
> flush with the deck.

if you don't make an allowance for the seal at building time, this will happen when a seal is installed. This is not a FOAF story, it's where I am right now. I am faced with the prospect of:

1 -- inventing and installing a zero thickness seal

2 -- epoxying the hatches shut permanently

3 -- reducing the thickness of the hatch where it covers the lip

4 -- removing the lip, and reinstalling it at the correct relative elevation.

5 -- staying with non-flush, spray-throwing, non-watertight, non-invisible hatches

All of these options stink. Make the adjustment now.

> i will appreciate any advice regarding the whole hatch building process .

See second post.

Sincerely,

Ed Valley