: I am completing the Gillemot Great Auk. I cut out the flush hatchs and
: intalled the fiberglass lip and placed a foam gasket on the hatch to mate
: withn it. At this point, I discovered the fore hatch has sprung back (not
: now the shape of the deck). Is there a techniqe to bring this back to
: conform to the deck shape?

Hi Joe

I too am building a GA and was wondering if you had any pic's of your's. You can see mine at...
http://www.geocities.com/sgage39/index.html

I am curious, do hatches spring back from the deck shape when removed? Also, can you reinforce them before cutting them loss?

Scott Gage
Mulliken MI