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Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC*
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 3/8/2013, 12:24 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC* (JohnAbercrombie)

Prep and prime the deck.

Paint.

Prepare the bonding area for the hatch rim.
I made a quick scraping tool with a carbide scraper blade.

Bond the hatch rim (ABS) with thickened epoxy tinted black with black iron oxide. I drill holes through the hatch rim and chamfer them with a countersink to provide more secure epoxy attachment. You could bolt the hatch rim in place with sealant as an alternative.

The hatch is a KajakSport 20 cm hatch. Don't forget an attachment point under-deck for the hatch lid tether. In this boat there was a nearby pad-eye whose fastener held a small nylon cable clamp.

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Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/1/2013, 12:08 am
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/1/2013, 12:17 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/1/2013, 12:36 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/1/2013, 12:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2013, 1:27 pm
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Jay Babina -- 2/1/2013, 4:38 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/1/2013, 5:06 pm
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2013, 12:01 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2013, 12:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2013, 12:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2013, 12:17 pm
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2013, 12:24 pm
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express
Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2013, 1:55 am
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/10/2013, 6:42 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/10/2013, 9:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2013, 1:38 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/5/2013, 3:21 pm
Re: Other: Adding hatches to Mariner Express
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/5/2013, 5:59 pm