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Strip: Hatch gaskets
By:Dave McKinney
Date: 4/26/2003, 7:18 pm

Hello all,

I am planning on making the flush hatch seal on my Guilly as described in Nick's book. Will automotive carnauba wax work as a seal on the hatches to prevent the epoxy from sticking to the hatch? Also, what is a good way to keep the hatch from sticking to the deck? More wax? The book says to lay a 1 inch wide layer of glass around the underside of the cover. Id this necessary, it seems as if this would prevent the hatch from bing absolutly flush. I plan on getting this done tomorow, so any advise would be great.
Thanks

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Strip: Hatch gaskets
Dave McKinney -- 4/26/2003, 7:18 pm
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Chris Moore -- 4/29/2003, 5:47 pm
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Jay Thomas -- 4/27/2003, 10:50 am