Deck Hatch covers snaps installed. yes, I bite bullet, and drilled deck and installed snaps for hatch covers. Unfortunately it may lead to minor leakages after years, but i want to add covers to make hatches lenses lats longer as well add little shade in Texas sun. Hatches covers.  Interior Hatches Another compromise. When I installed for hatches frames I planned to make insert frames to cover gap between ceiling trim and hatches. Unfortunately, I had a lot of other things to do and they sill not be finished. Actually to put trim I need to make new trim frames around hatches wells, but i decided to leave it for future, but gap between lest unfinished rough fiberglass, so FOR now i decided just paint it to make it not so sore for eyes. It is only first layer of plaint on the picture. Second was added at the next day. Hatch from inside Fixed windows trim.  Before start cutting real wood (teak) I have made two templates with 20mm and 30mm corners radius to dry fit shape to ...

Interior  Companionway steps refinished, new teak mounting blocks cut and finished. Engine room access door (over the steps) completely rebuilt.  Small Lexan 0.25" thich door to "inverter compartment" added   Deck Hatches, how small project to couple hours may quickly grow to midsize one. I decided to replace ugly looking, leaking and in general bad constructed, as well jib sheet catchers original hatches with new low profile aluminum ones.   Original one.   In the Irwin owners forum one guy recommended these and tell he installed them on IC34. Maybe he has different IC34 than me, but ... link to hatch Low Profile Extruded Hatch, 17-3/8" Square, Silver Frame & Smoke Lens I spent to source them almost 3 months. go2marine.com shipped one and back-ordered second one and it took a lot of time to get it. Ok, I get them, bought 4000UV and butil tape to seal. and.... I found the round does not fit in square well. Opening in the deck is square, hatch frame has round...