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Strip: Hatch proud with gasket in place. HELP
By:Andrew Smith
Date: 7/14/2003, 7:50 pm

Hi All,

I made the lip for my stern hatch yesterday and it came out ok. I followed Nick's book and just laid up the glass on the deck/hatch without adding anything to lower the lip. However, tonight I took a small piece of my gasket material(1/8 by 3/8 neo weatherstrip) and put it under the hatch.

Major flaw: the hatch sits way too proud of the deck even with me pressing on the hatch.

I can only think of thinning the hatch edge a bit or making a groove to make some extra space, or I could grind it off and try again.

Anyone have other ideas as to alternatives or corrections I can try.

TIA

Andrew

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hatch proud with gasket in place. HELP
Andrew Smith -- 7/14/2003, 7:50 pm
Re: Strip: Hatch proud with gasket in place. HELP
Mark S -- 7/20/2003, 5:51 pm
Re: Strip: Hatch proud with gasket in place. HELP
Jack Sanderson -- 7/14/2003, 8:42 pm
Re: Strip: Hatch proud with gasket in place. HELP
Terry Hanson -- 7/14/2003, 8:18 pm