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Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches casketed?
By:Ralph Wight
Date: 6/28/2000, 10:19 am
In Response To: Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches casketed? (Phil Cross)

:I like the idea of bulkhead hatches I have been thinking of installing
:them in bysoon to be started Glen-L double, did you make the hatch in the aft :bulkhead the same shapr as the bulkhead. I was thinking an oval
:shape would provide more strength and be large enough tobe usefull. Can you :give a better description of the hardware. I was thinking of aome
:dzeus fastiners(see earlier streem) thanks... Phil

The removeable panel is the basic shape of the interior of the hull but about 1 inch smaller on all sides. The "ring" shaped bulkhead that was glassed to the hull is about 1 1/2 inches wide. This leaves about a 1/2 inch overlap that has a gasket seal.

For fastening, I have two small blocks of wood with a lip fastened to the lower part of the access panel. These position the access panel properly. On the top, I have two studs fastened to the ring bulkhead. These go through holes in the access panel. Wing nuts are used to snug the panel up against the gasket. I will replace the wing nuts with plastic knobs to make it easier to get them on and off.

Messages In This Thread

Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches
john burke -- 6/17/2000, 4:13 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches
Michael R. -- 6/19/2000, 12:49 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches
TomF -- 6/19/2000, 4:57 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches
Ralph Wight -- 6/17/2000, 11:31 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches casketed?
Phil Cross -- 6/26/2000, 11:44 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches casketed?
Ralph Wight -- 6/28/2000, 10:19 am
Re: Pygmy Hatches or no Hatches
lee -- 6/17/2000, 11:18 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 6/17/2000, 4:44 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it
Ron Weatherman -- 6/17/2000, 7:49 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it
Brian Nystrom -- 6/19/2000, 7:02 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it
Chris Bush -- 6/21/2000, 10:03 am
Sounds good in theory...
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2000, 10:49 am
Re: Sounds good in theory...
Chris Bush -- 6/21/2000, 10:56 am
It can be done on shore...
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2000, 11:54 am
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it
Dean Trexel -- 6/17/2000, 9:11 pm
Re: Pygmy Hatches - yes, do it
RM Dalton -- 6/17/2000, 9:31 pm