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Re: Safest way to cut hatches?

By:Shawn Baker
Date: 1/25/2000, 4:28 pm

If you glass the deck first, it will be more stable and your hatch cover and deck will stay the same shape as each other.

Sand smooth and fill the newly exposed endgrain with epoxy to keep moisture out.

Shawn

Safest way to cut hatches?
Dean Trexel -- 1/22/2000, 8:57 pm

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Earl Bailey -- 1/25/2000, 6:27 pm

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Ross Leidy -- 1/25/2000, 11:06 am

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Toby M. Ebens -- 1/25/2000, 1:28 pm

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Ross Leidy -- 1/25/2000, 1:38 pm

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Toby M. Ebens -- 1/26/2000, 1:32 pm

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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/25/2000, 9:55 am

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Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/24/2000, 8:29 pm

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Johnnie McNeely -- 1/25/2000, 3:24 am

Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
deeds -- 1/25/2000, 11:53 am

Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
Shawn Baker -- 1/25/2000, 4:28 pm

Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
Chris in Cajun Country -- 1/24/2000, 10:47 am

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