I reglued the hold down hooks on the hatches to my Walrus, and in a hurry to get it back in the water, I stuck them in my paddle-curing oven to speed up the epoxy cure.

Well, unfortunately the thermostat stuck closed. I caught it after 48 hours, how long the stat was stuck Ive no idea. It was plenty warm in there, probably 175 degrees. Good thing there were no paddles in there...

The glass printed through on the hatches, and the pine yellowed quite a bit. And, these hatches were flat across the top but theyve warped upward, so the edges dont seal anymore. I can put trusses across the underside and pull them down some, but I wondered if anybody else has had this happen and what other solutions there might be. Softer gaskets havent seemed to help.