Here We Go Again

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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.

Thats exactly what I was thinking of doing except I dont have any premade hatches in mind. I dont like the Bomar hatches because they are not very UV resistant and they will chalk over time. If you look at what Hermco did to his 20 http://www.hermco.net/gallery-2.htm It looks like he glassed in the frame off a Bomar hatch then built his own lid? I may do something like that or if you have any other hatches in mind? I can make one from scratch but getting the weather stripping right is a bit of a pain so I'd rather buy one and make a recessed area on the cap for it to sit in.

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