How To Build Flush Deck Hatches

Hey everyone in todays video i go over and explain how i built a deck for my 12 foot aluminum fishing boat.

How to build flush deck hatches. Build a deck hatch to make an access panel for underdeck storage or a hose bib or electrical outlet cut the decking flush with the inside of the joists. If you really want to stop that leak start by getting the sealant right. If you don t care where the water goes like in a ski locker then you can just make a lip capable of holding up your hatch cover out of aluminum angle or. My biggest concern is keeping water out and i am afraid that the slightly warped non flush.

Installing hatches and deck plates. Remove the tape from the hatch and you are finished except for installing the trim ring below. Cut two pieces of decking to fit in the opening and cleat them together with wood scraps. Let the sealant cure for two or three days then trace a razor knife around the perimeter of the hatch frame to separate the squeeze out from the sealant under the frame.

You form the lip to hold up the hatch and also to act as a gutter for water then glass it to the underside of your deck so your new hatch cover sits flush with the rest of the deck. Storage space hose bib or electrical outlet. Great lakes skipper has what you need. Hatch fits tight into channel.

Flush mounted deck hatches as long as there have been clc boat kits there have been builders who designed and installed flush mounted deck hatches. Over time plastic portlights lose clarity. I m talking a deep channel. The stock hatches are easy to build and use.

Builders universally acknowledge that they keep the water out. The opening s size will depend on what you re accessing. The lip would be 3 4 lower than the deck height so it s flush. Peel up the tape from the deck and the excess sealant will come with it.

Wherever you install a hatch or deck plate it s important to know what is on both sides of the surface. Thanks for the advice. We stock thousands of new and replacement boat parts like boat deck hatches boat deck doors boat livewell lids boat doors marine storage hatches and storage doors boat utility hatches changing room hatches bilge hatch plates and many more boat hatches boat doors and boat. Hope you all enjoyed feel free to ask questions.

And between the weight of the hatch and the gasket we are only talking 3 4 head of water acting on that seal which shouldn t be enough for it to leak could be wrong i m just brainstorming. I read the clc article on building flush mounted deck hatches but was unclear as to whether step 2 only pertained to building a hatch cover from scratch or whether it also pertained to using the deck cut out as the hatch cover.