I missed 'using the old skin'. Definitely, use new glass.
I used 3/4" because I had it laying around and wanted to be sure it was solid. Probably overkill, but that describes just about every part of my resto.
I beveled the edges and left about 2" around perimeter with no core, just extra glass.
I also did the same with the forward hatch. I had a twin i/o that I made into a single i/o so I didn't need the front fuel tank. Instead, I cut the hatch in 1/2, added (2) side edges where the center cut was made and re-cored, with SS lift latches. Gave me some extra storage. All hatches still rock solid.
The smell of poly - ' it smells like, Victory ! '
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