Roughing Out the Second Hatch
The topside hull is now 1 inch thick, so I am cutting out the second hatch. This will let me start hulling in the aft hemisphere. The process was super […]
Category Archives: hatch
Inadvertent Drop Test
It’s good to do strength tests as you build, but it’s hard to know when and even harder to stop forward progress to make the time. Well, the other day […]
Beautiful Plywood
I don’t think I appreciated plywood until this build. Solid woods, particularly hardwoods were always king and they still are. But I have warmed to the beauty of this Okoume […]
Hatch is Placed and Faired
Hatch is placed and sanded(“faired”). After dry fitting the hatch I had to climb in a porthole in order to screw in the temporary side jams. It was a tight […]
Nighttime Epoxy for Hatch Entry
It gets dark so early now! I guess I’ve been in the shop a bit recently because by 5:00 I had to put up a clamp light to finish clamping […]
Prepping Back Hatch for Portholes
Before stripping the aft all framing elements have to be built and faired. The last piece is the aft hatch. No need for giant port lights that open and close […]
Prepping Aft Hatch Opening
Started work on the aft hatch and opening today. I’m shooting for a hatch that can be hinged on top. To make this possible I have to square up the […]
