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With the anchor hatch in mind, I'd go ahead and buy the hatch.
Then build a parimeter frame on the underside while it's upside down.
Then have a piece of overlap core for and aft of that to span the cut.
Set the hatch so the hinge's are to the side. [Port side]
What this does is get the hatch out of the way when your deploying or retriving line.
I saw this setup first on a Teira and it work's well, as apposed to having the hinges foward or aft.
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That and if you recall on Ryan's Intrepid the hinges on the anchor locker are to the rear of the lid. Since there is no slam latch (which I need to install for him one day) every time you come off of a wave in a rough sea the lid opens and slams. I think to the right or left side would help that, but a slam latch is the way to go there as well.