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| Here is the beginning of the Engine Hatch. It is a mahogany frame with 1/4" marine ply and then 3/16" Honduran Mahogany strips. If you look, you can tell the planks on the hatch and the planks on the transom do not line up. That re-do will come later. |
| It looks almost complete. BUT, the exhaust riser is not installed yet. It will not clear the hatch. My solution is below. |
| Cutting a hole in the freshly constructed hatch was not as nerve-racking as cutting the hole in the hull for the motor install. But it was a little nerve-racking nonetheless. |
| I had to sand away about 3/16" with a belt sander and reapply homemade veneers to get the planking to line up with the hatch planking. |
| And here we have a scoop/air intake of my own design. It was cheaper than buying a scoop and looks more at home on the boat. |
| The side profile shows the height. I made it as low as I could and still have 1/2" clearance between the riser and the scoop. |
Here you see the first coat of epoxy with vinyl striping applied. There will be two more coats of epoxy prior to the clear coat application. |
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