replacing hatch cover with smaller one-fill a gap?

it is tempest 22 and your solution is what i had in mind.Did you use
screws
or bolts ? Or does it matter? It is a fiberglass boat so I thought of
covering it with thin layer of epoxy and painting it.
That brings another question if I cover it with epoxy does it matter
what
wood do I use?
Jari
"Jim" <Jim.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > You don't say what kind of boat you have...
 >
 > I had a similar situation on a powerboat some years ago. I figured out
the
 > gap all around, 1 1/2 inches if I remember. I bought some 1/4 x 2 inch
 > mahogany, and laminated two layers, with overlapping corners. Screwed it
 > down and plugged the screw holes. wood screwed the hatch on top of wood
 > spacer.
 >
 > Looked fine and did the job. Something else to varnish.
 >
 > Jim
 >
 > forjari.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net wrote:
 >
  > > The hole is to big .Can't find a hatch cover big enough. Decided to get
  > > 20x15 cover ,existing hole is 19x18. What is preferred method do fill
the
  > > gap? Also need to extend a deck by 14 inch any advice?
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<forjari RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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 > The hole is to big .Can't find a hatch cover big enough.
Decided to get
 > 20x15 cover ,existing hole is 19x18. What is preferred
method do fill the
 > gap? Also need to extend a deck by 14 inch any advice?

Stop beating around the bush. Take it to a fibreglass shop
and ask them.

Joe Kovacs
SV Sea Breeze
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forjari.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 > it is tempest 22 and your solution is what i had in mind.Did you use
 > screws
 > or bolts ?

Large, S.S. sheet metal type screws (#12, 1/4" or so)

 > Or does it matter? It is a fiberglass boat so I thought of
 > covering it with thin layer of epoxy and painting it.

Ok.....

 >
 > That brings another question if I cover it with epoxy does it matter
 > what
 > wood do I use?

You want something that is rot resistant. You will be sorry if you use a soft
wood (like pine) that might get wet. Hard to beat teak or mahogany for a
hatch.

The mahogany should onlt cost a few dollars. Use a good "yellow" caprenter's
glue, and a couple of clamps. Plug the screw holes. Make a good square
frame, round the top outside edges a little, paint or varnish it. Varnished
mahogany made my aluminun hatch mounted on fiberglass look pretty good.
Jim

 >
 > Jari
 > "Jim" <Jim.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:3F086389.5B53DC62@hotmail.com...
  > > You don't say what kind of boat you have...
  > >
  > > I had a similar situation on a powerboat some years ago. I figured out
 > the
  > > gap all around, 1 1/2 inches if I remember. I bought some 1/4 x 2 inch
  > > mahogany, and laminated two layers, with overlapping corners. Screwed it
  > > down and plugged the screw holes. wood screwed the hatch on top of wood
  > > spacer.
  > >
  > > Looked fine and did the job. Something else to varnish.
  > >
  > > Jim
  > >
  > > forjari.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net wrote:
  > >
   > > > The hole is to big .Can't find a hatch cover big enough. Decided to get
   > > > 20x15 cover ,existing hole is 19x18. What is preferred method do fill
 > the
   > > > gap? Also need to extend a deck by 14 inch any advice?
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