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Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
By:Mike Johnson
Date: 9/29/2003, 9:12 am

I had the same problem with my hatches. I went with a simpler approach - try warming the hatch covers (I used a halogen lamp or a lightbulb) enough that the epoxy softens a bit. Then strap them in place (with band clamps, etc.), at the right curve to match the deck. After a few days of curing, remove the straps and voile'! they should stay. I repeated this a few times until my hatch covers were convinced I was serious. It's a non-invasive and easy thing to try. Maybe it will work with yours.

Good luck,

Mike

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Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
jcbach -- 9/27/2003, 5:58 am
Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
Mike Johnson -- 9/29/2003, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
Rob Macks -- 9/28/2003, 12:27 pm
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Andy Waddington -- 9/29/2003, 7:57 am
Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
Steve Bush -- 9/28/2003, 5:29 am
Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform? *LINK* *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 9/27/2003, 10:11 am
Re: Strip: How do you make the Hatches conform?
Mike Scarborough -- 9/27/2003, 9:44 am