: this may apply to strip hatches as well, curious to know what you folks to do
: protect the edges of hatches that are made from 4mm ply. The flush hatch I
: made has swivel dogs(?) that hold the hatch on but it gets dinged
: sometimes with water stains shooting straight into that endgrain. I've
: rounded and applied three coats of epoxy but it really doesn't help when a
: hatch gets dinged. Are strippers any different?

I used some cabosil in the epoxy that I coated the edges with. Seems to have held up reasonably well so far but it's not a completely clear finish, either.

Jim