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Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
By:Kent LeBoutillier
Date: 1/24/2000, 8:29 pm
In Response To: Safest way to cut hatches? (Dean Trexel)

Hi Dean,

I to was worried about cutting my hatches but have no fear, the way Nick suggests works great. I used the method with an old Black and decker cheapy jig saw and had no problem. Read the instructions a couple times soak it all in and go for it!

The internal bungie system looks best in my opinion. I love the smooth clean look! One thing I would suggest is that before you start glassing take a piece of thin card board, the kind like on the back of a pad of paper and tape it to the outside of the hatch then make the cardboard flush with the deck. That way the hatch is recessed a little and will acount for the thickness of the gasket. You'll get a nice flush and almost invisible hatch.

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Safest way to cut hatches?
Dean Trexel -- 1/22/2000, 8:57 pm
Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
Jerry weinraub -- 2/6/2000, 1:09 pm
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Earl Bailey -- 1/25/2000, 6:27 pm
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Tony -- 1/25/2000, 5:59 pm
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Tony -- 1/25/2000, 6:11 pm
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Rehd -- 1/25/2000, 11:01 am
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Ross Leidy -- 1/25/2000, 11:06 am
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Rehd -- 1/25/2000, 11:17 am
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Ross Leidy -- 1/25/2000, 11:30 am
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Toby M. Ebens -- 1/25/2000, 1:28 pm
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Ross Leidy -- 1/25/2000, 1:38 pm
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Toby M. Ebens -- 1/26/2000, 1:32 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/25/2000, 9:55 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/24/2000, 8:29 pm
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Johnnie McNeely -- 1/25/2000, 3:24 am
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deeds -- 1/25/2000, 11:53 am
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Shawn Baker -- 1/25/2000, 4:28 pm
Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
Chris in Cajun Country -- 1/24/2000, 10:47 am
Re: Safest way to cut hatches?
Pete Roszyk -- 1/22/2000, 10:31 pm