Sliding hatch question

[spoggy]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Yes, the cuddy is closed off by a door. The sliding hatch lands on the top of the door, and the lip on the hatch folds over the rear edge of the door so that when the hatch is in place the cuddy door cannot be opened.

Destroyer, thanks for your reply. I snagged a picture from Blue Runner, he has a good one that shows the construction of the hatchway into the cuddy. This is the same as my boat. The aft cabin wall is 1/2" ply, and I don't see a way for a door to be constructed to fit.

Here's a shot from sloppyhooker's 1979. I can see definitely how this layout works. My boat doesn't look like this.

Barring any other input, I don't see that my 1977 came with an associated cuddy door, I just find that wierd. I hope there will be a few close ups from other members that own pre-77 boats.
All photo credit to Blue Runner and sloppyhooker. Just borrowed them for illustrative purposes. I claim no ownership of, nor right to profit from these images.