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Cut the hatch opening?
Posted by dennis tran on Jul 25, 2005
How do you cut a hatch opening?
My assembly manual has exactly one line: "Step 3: Cut the hatch openings using the full size patterns in the plan", and that does not help much.
So I think the steps are:
1. Install the deck,
2. Cover the front/aft decks with fiberglass cloth and epoxy it,
3. Cut out the hatch openning patterns and stick them to the decks, and start cutting.
My questions are:
a) Should the step 3 and 2 be reversed? That is, cutting out the hatch opennings ** before ** putting on the glass cloth and epoxy?? I would think bare wood is easier to work with.
b) How do you cut the openings? Should I drill holes closer to outlines of the openings on the deck and go for it with a Japanese pull saw? or with a jigsaw?
This is my first kayak so it is nerve-wracking... It is not unlike the first freefall I made, it better works on the very first try...
Thanks,
Dennis.
Replies:
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by RonC on Jul 25, 2005
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Re: Cut the hatch opening by Doug on Jul 25, 2005
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by George K on Jul 25, 2005
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by Gober on Jul 26, 2005
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by Ed on Jul 26, 2005
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by Gober on Jul 26, 2005
- Re: Cut the hatch opening by George K on Jul 25, 2005
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Re: Cut the hatch opening by Doug on Jul 25, 2005