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Was hanging out at the boat docks this morning before my shift ended. All the fishing boats were still going out.
I'd rather play with a router and loose a finger then bounce around and get wet all day. ;D

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sounds like a nice overcast striper day, BUT, I'll be chopping thru the concrete floor in my lower bathroom to install new drains in preperation for the new bath....unfortunatley I think it will be an all day affair..... :'(

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The weather has ben perfect for fishing here!! 0 wind and calm seas!!
If I had a motor I would be out there!!

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Got any 1/4 starboard?? Could rise the hinges. Thats what I would do.

But I would have used 3/4 to begin with ;) ;D

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if you have a small clean-out bit for the router you could recess the hinge slightly on the hatch side,..... with a little "finesse",.... one false move could prove a fatal mistake and you'll be wanting to do it over

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Here is a photo of one of my hatches when I bought the boat. Notice the shims as MJ said those are factory. I made my hatch out of 3/4" and still used the factory shims. You could do a phester said and route the hinge in or if you have access to a plainer, plain the whole hatch down to the thickness needed. Keep up the good work. It will come together. Bill Mc ;D


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ckey/hatch.jpg

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Look for some offset hinges. I'm sure they're available.
Regarding heavy rain... My bud in NC found out why folks keep johnboats tied to the front porch. :D

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Hammer, if ya got a table-saw, slice a couple of shimms to go under the hinges...looks like about an eighth to three sixteenths should do it...careful w/ those fingers... ;) ...

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MOJO IM IN JAMESTOWN RI AND ALL ITS DONE IS RAIN :(

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Just my two cents,

use a straight router bit and set the depth for the hinge thickness.
This will make it flush with the top.