> I have put a bunch of VCP hatches in and this what I have come up with:
> Mock up the deck behind the cockpit with cardboard, sit in the boat and
> reach behind you (I like my hatch on the right side) make sure that you
> can reach the hatch then lay out the location for the third bulkhead. This
> area is really what makes the hatch work I always like to go with this
> extra bulkhead. You don't up give storage volume just chance the shape
> some what. I don't add anything extra to the deck where I attach the
> flange for the hatch. use brass or stainless steel bolts to hold the thing
> to the deck. I prebend the flange close to the deck shape by heating it up
> and clamping it in a curve before I bolt it to the deck.

> Bill

So you use bolts to attach the flange to the deck as opposed to just epoxy and glass? Good idea about pre-bending the flange.

-Roger