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SOMEBODY SUPPLY MJ WITH A SEEING EYE FISH

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I'm surprised no one here has MacGuyvered and redesigned the whole hatch "system". Instead of the flimsy slider, you could make the hatch hinged, opening to port like the windshield. Add some gaskets to the hatch and it'd be more watertight than what's there now. Just a thought.

On a different tangent, what if the rails could be replaced with aluminum or stainless, would you guys buy them? My dad has an in with a metal fabricator and was toying with the idea of pulling the teak strips and seeing how much it would be to make them out of metal. Just another thought.

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what were they to begin with??

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Chesapeake, I would be more inclined to toward a Starboard solution than metal , even aluminum...

MJ...I wish I had time today to get a couple of pics on the board...it's dark now...the VINYL "L" is a real easy solution to your problem...go get a piece of vinyl edging from a builder's supply store (Home LowesDepot) and you'll se what I'm talkin' about...called "J" channel....you'll have extra to experiment, cause it comes in long lengths...W/ snips ,cut "L" from the "J" so it will go INSIDE hatch edge for attachment and UNDER the teak slides...

Are you re-makin' the teak slides outta Starboard?...that's what I wanna do...the cut-out underneath that accepts the hatch-slides we're talkin' about will be my only problem to replicate...think they'll have to be routed out... ;) :)

I'll TRY to post pics today, but leavin' for Charleston offshore today and short on time to even scratch my rear end... :o

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I just bought material to make the hatch guides out of 1" Starboard. I'll let you know how it turns out....

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Yes I am making the teak strips out of starboard and threy will have to be routered

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Well thanks to you guys I now have a sliding hatch that has sides!!
I made them out of some thin aluminum angle. Its all set now!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e/1e46cdc3.jpg

Its almost done!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e/ffa94b25.jpg

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If it weren't for the bracket, I'd swear you went out and found another boat and took pictures...is that shiny bow deck really Macojoe's....MJ that's a really GREAT job...you did a LOT of work in a short time...especially with CB's help....your boat looks great...talkin' about a "man on fire"...MJs SMOKIN'...

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MJ, did you polish your boat? It looks real nice. You've done some nice work. Maybe you had Scupgirl polish it? Bill Mc ;D

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That's not polish. It's rain! ::) The only washdown it'll see for a while. ;D