Here is a page from Bingham's excellent book on wooden boat joinery. The hatch design I chose was A as the simplest of the designs and one that I felt would be adequate for the conditions that Nina would face. At this point I have installed the coamings that are the immovable part of the hatch along with an innovative addition of a lip designed to turn back water before it could overwhelm the fixed coaming. (see additional postings) When the epoxy has set up I will sand, trim, round over and saturate exposed wood. The next step will be to build the lift hatch itself which will consist of 3/8 inch sides and 1/4 inch ply top. The final steps will be glass and hardware.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Lift hatches as designed by Fred Bingham
Here is a page from Bingham's excellent book on wooden boat joinery. The hatch design I chose was A as the simplest of the designs and one that I felt would be adequate for the conditions that Nina would face. At this point I have installed the coamings that are the immovable part of the hatch along with an innovative addition of a lip designed to turn back water before it could overwhelm the fixed coaming. (see additional postings) When the epoxy has set up I will sand, trim, round over and saturate exposed wood. The next step will be to build the lift hatch itself which will consist of 3/8 inch sides and 1/4 inch ply top. The final steps will be glass and hardware.
