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Re: Placement of hatches.
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 5/8/2001, 6:30 pm
In Response To: Placement of hatches. (Mike felepchuk)

: How far should the hatch cutouts put from the bow and stern on a Guillemot? I
: didn't find any instructions in the book and I'm a bit nervous about
: making cuts in the wrong spot.

12" in front of the front bulkhead and 12" behind the back bulkhead both give you a nice space to put things between the edge of the hatch and the bulkhead.

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Placement of hatches.
Mike felepchuk -- 5/8/2001, 6:10 pm
Re: Placement of hatches.
Mike felepchuk -- 5/9/2001, 8:17 pm
Re: Placement of hatches.
Ronnie -- 5/9/2001, 11:53 am
Re: Placement of hatches.
Shawn Baker -- 5/8/2001, 6:30 pm
Re: Placement of hatches.
Mike felepchuk -- 5/8/2001, 9:24 pm
Re: Placement of hatches.
Shawn Baker -- 5/9/2001, 10:56 am
Re: Placement of hatches.
Ron Larson -- 5/8/2001, 11:59 pm
Re: Placement of footbraces
Shawn Baker -- 5/9/2001, 11:04 am
Re: Leg Room
Don Beale -- 5/8/2001, 10:14 pm