1/4” Plexiglas


Cedar 2” x 6”


Lead or pilot hole for # 10 screw


1/8”


Clearence hole for # 10 screw


7/32” Figure 5: Apply weather stripping, allowing space for water to drain. 5. Drill the Plexiglas 3 Figure 4: Drill pilot and clearance holes.


3. Cut or plane the two athwartship planks to the curve of the deck – one of the fore and aft planks will need to be cut to match.


4. Make the corner joints. They can be as simple as overlapping (butt joint) the 2 x 6’s (Figure 3). They should be glued and screwed. Because you will be screwing into end grain, it is important to drill a lead or pilot hole (1


wood. Also, drill a clearance hole (7


/32


”) so you will not split the ”) in the plank you are passing


/8


through (Figure 4). Use the water proof yellow wood glue.


/4 ” in from the


edge starting at the corners and at /32


no more than 6” spacing, using the 7


” drill bit designed for drilling


plastic. Then, drill the recess for the flat head screws using a normal counter sink.


6. Once the glue joints have cured, you can affix the Plexiglas without using sealant. You don’t need sealant because it is not important if it leaks.


7. Apply the weather stripping to the bottom of the cover, leaving a 1” space at the lowest part of it so water can exit to drain overboard (Figure 5).


You can now leave your hatch


open an inch or so. The warm air will condense on the Plexiglas of the hatch cover instead of the inside of your hatch(s). Light will still make its way below and you are now free to exhale!


Jack Wilken has an extensive boat building background. In 1979 he sailed from Seattle in a Yamaha 33, to Martha’s Vineyard / 1983-2004 French Canals to the Mediterranean in a Pretorian 35 & 50’ steel ketch (Galapagos 50). Son Alex, has a degree in Marine Carpentry-Wood Construction. Jack and Alex own Seattle Boat Works jack@seattleboatworks.com


8. Set your hatch cover over the hatch, and that’s it. (You can reuse your cover(s) for years.)


Weather Stripping Tape 1 1/4” x 7/16”


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