Hatch Construction
		For more information, consult the One Ocean Kayak website and Building Manual and Ross Leidy's website.   The links can be found on the boat building home page.
		A template of the hatch cut out is made and traced onto masking tape.			The cut is started by scoring on the line with a utility knife.  Once scored, the jigsaw blade is used to cut through the deck.
		A jigsaw makes the cut.  The cut is stopped periodically to tape the hatch to the deck to minimize vibration and possible chipping near the end of the cut.
					After taping the hatch in place from the outside, a foam gasket with an adhesive back is applied to the inside hatch cover along the outer edge.  The interior of the kayak deck and hatch cover has been covered with clear shelf paper.  This will function as a release agent.
		A fillet of thickened epoxy colored with graphite powder has been applied to each side of the gasket.
					Layers of 6 ounce fiberglass strips are laminated over the fillets after they harden.
		After the laminations harden, the hatch lips are trimmed with a jigsaw, the edges are rounded over with a sanding block and the foam has been scraped from the groove.  A thicker gasket will be inserted into the groove after the lip has been epoxied into place.
					The hatch lips are epoxied into place.