Re: Should I hinge my aft hatch?
Billybob-
Are your two pieshaped inspection hatches mounted on a larger removable hatch that needs to be recaulked everytime you put it back on? My Mako 231 is set up that way and I think the design sucks. Even if you added the piano hinge...I still think you would need to caulk it everytime you put it back on, right?
My suggestion is to replace the two pie shaped hatches with a one larger (rectangular shaped) Bomar style hatch that is similar in size to the larger hatch opening that the round hatches are mounted on. It will allow you more access to work in the bilge and will provide a nice, watertight seal.
Just a thought.
Ed Mancini
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