: I have an oval hatch for the rear on my boat. The thing is that you
: have to make sure that the hatch and coaming are poperly mated.
: A round hatch is round all the way around (awkward sentence I
: know), so there's no issue with the hatch/coaming lining up -
: it's actually impossible to not have them line up. On the other
: hand, you can misalign an oval hatch/coaming. The result can be
: a poor seal and possible leaking.

: Does this make sense?

: Sean
Thanks, Sean!
Definitely makes a lot of sense.
I've got an oval hatch here waiting for the right spot to install. ;-)