Building Race Hatches.
#11
Did you do this for the Mistress? Can you post some pics?
I went through a bunch of scenarios but kept coming back to 1/4" or 3/8" marine ply glued together, glassed in the corners and then lightly glassed over the surfaces. I was going to size mine so that there was enough of the hatch at deck level to walk around either side, but in general, not make it walkable across all surfaces.
Randy
I went through a bunch of scenarios but kept coming back to 1/4" or 3/8" marine ply glued together, glassed in the corners and then lightly glassed over the surfaces. I was going to size mine so that there was enough of the hatch at deck level to walk around either side, but in general, not make it walkable across all surfaces.
Randy
To make the scoops, I lofted it out, and just went directly to the female mold instead of making a plug. The mold was a throwaway, but I got the two parts out of it.
To match the curvature of the deck, I made a template using a 2x1 furring strip screwed to standoffs to a 2x4, and sanded to match.
Since this hatch floats on the top of the deck surface, I bolted a pair of 1/2" SS cap screws with acorn nuts facing up, and they index into 3/4" holes drilled in the bottom of the hatch face. Once the hatch is sucked down by the actuator, and engaged onto them, it won't try to rack the hinges.
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can anyone tell me the dimensions of an apache or similar old school race hatch? im more interested in how tall they are. i understand the width and the hatch needs to look to fit for the boat but im curious if anyone can tell me how tall and the angles on the old school hatches. the hatch im intersted in is the one that angles up in the front and is basically a box with the square back that is two peices (one port one starboard) and covers the whole engine hatch. im looking to maybe build another hatch for the kv and any information will help. thanks
#14
Ok, here is what me and a carpenter friend built. This was kinda a rush job as it was mid summer. Now, I really like the hatch shape and size. However, the build sucks.
We removed the original pads from the hatches. Then built on top of them, using plywood. Then we pretty much bondo'ed them, board sanded them, and painted with interlux paint. Problem is, #1 they are very heavy. #2, they are starting to crack in spots.
I'd love to have someone make me hatches like this out of a mold or something. Just not sure how much something like that would cost. Have thought of wrapping them in vinyl when I redo the cockpit upholstery. Idk. Any ideas?
We removed the original pads from the hatches. Then built on top of them, using plywood. Then we pretty much bondo'ed them, board sanded them, and painted with interlux paint. Problem is, #1 they are very heavy. #2, they are starting to crack in spots.
I'd love to have someone make me hatches like this out of a mold or something. Just not sure how much something like that would cost. Have thought of wrapping them in vinyl when I redo the cockpit upholstery. Idk. Any ideas?
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Ok, here is what me and a carpenter friend built. This was kinda a rush job as it was mid summer. Now, I really like the hatch shape and size. However, the build sucks.
We removed the original pads from the hatches. Then built on top of them, using plywood. Then we pretty much bondo'ed them, board sanded them, and painted with interlux paint. Problem is, #1 they are very heavy. #2, they are starting to crack in spots.
I'd love to have someone make me hatches like this out of a mold or something. Just not sure how much something like that would cost. Have thought of wrapping them in vinyl when I redo the cockpit upholstery. Idk. Any ideas?
We removed the original pads from the hatches. Then built on top of them, using plywood. Then we pretty much bondo'ed them, board sanded them, and painted with interlux paint. Problem is, #1 they are very heavy. #2, they are starting to crack in spots.
I'd love to have someone make me hatches like this out of a mold or something. Just not sure how much something like that would cost. Have thought of wrapping them in vinyl when I redo the cockpit upholstery. Idk. Any ideas?