Greg,
Instead of going to all that trouble, General Boats can send you a  
replacement made from lexan and is smoke colored for about what it would  cost you to 
make your own. I've had my new one now for about five years and it  has worked 
very well. It weighs about the same as the plywood version and stores  easily 
under the starboard seat on my boat.
So, tell us a little about yourself. We have many owners throughout the  
country. Where are you and where will you be sailing your boat. Where did you  buy 
her and from whom?
 
Rummy
Lake Hartwell
Anderson, SC
 
 
In a message dated 2/25/2009 8:01:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
sail at tds.net writes:

Greg,

IMHO I have found that the use of epoxy resin works  better than polyester 
for your purposes. The adhesion to the plywood will  be far superior and 
shelf life of the resin is much longer with the epoxy.  If you Google "Don 
Casey Tip # 29" he'll give you his opinion.

Fair  winds,

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity

----- Original  Message ----- 
From: "Baywind" <baywindgroup at comcast.net>
To:  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:46  PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch


>
>  New Rhodes22 owner, member, and sailboat restorer. I have a lot of
>  restoration experience, just not in sailboats. I just bought a 79 and  the
> hatch is a piece of rotting plywood. My plan is to use the  original hatch 
> as
> a template. I am going to buy BC plywood at  Lowes and use Polyester Resin
> tinted with white to completely seal  it.
> Questions:
> 1. Do I have to have a hinge in it?
> 2.  Supplies ok?
> 3. Can I make it 2 piece instead of the hinge so I can  have it just top
> open?
> 4. Use some kind of plastic  instead?
>
> Thanks
> Greg
> -- 
> View this  message in context: 
>  http://www.nabble.com/Need-to-replace-Hatch-tp22194522p22194522.html
>  Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>  __________________________________________________
> To  subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to 
>  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  __________________________________________________


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---



No  virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG -  www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.3/1970 - Release  Date: 02/24/09  
13:35:00

__________________________________________________
To  subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to  
http://www.rhodes22.org/list
__________________________________________________


**************You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars 
updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. 
(http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001)