Dry Docked

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msbhammer

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:'( :'( :'( This is my flooded front yard this morning. Looks like the V will be dry "wet Docked" for the next few days until the thunder storms and all this rain clears.
>:( >:( >:( :( :'(
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Looks like a good day to learn how to use a router on some starboard. Will post pics of me in the hospital with no fingers or a completed hatch cover.
We all need a STINKY Kitty. We can pull from the funds and fly Stink on up here so he can do all of our starboard work. :o 8) ;D ;)
 
msbhammer said:
:'( :'( :'( This is my flooded front yard this morning. Looks like the V will be dry "wet Docked" for the next few days until the thunder storms and all this rain clears.
>:( >:( >:( :( :'(
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yeah, the weather in the N.E. is awful.....showers mostly punctuated by the occassional t-storm and downpour. Supposed to be like this well into next week, I hope not
 
"Flood Watch" today. Hey phes, tomorrow they are now saying "mostly cloudy, 74, S 5-10". I think I can go, what about you??? Call me. Tomorrow is the only day in next 10 they are not calling for T-storms.
 
Hmmm, I just worked all night and now i wanna play with some sharp power tools. Still think this is a job for STINKY-HOOKER ;D
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Need to do some sanding. Router kicked on me a few times. Smoking, drinking coffee and trying to cut. I knew this was a STINK Job !! ;D
 
Doesnt look to bad, but stuck now. Notice the hinges, they wont go flush with the top and I only have a 1/4 thickness below it so I cant go any deeper with the router. New hinges ??, add a few washers and raise the hinges on the one side so they are flush. ??? ??? ???

Please note the exstreme motivation of working in the rain on a Sunday morning ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


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Was hanging out at the boat docks this morning before my shift ended. All the fishing boats were still going out.
I'd rather play with a router and loose a finger then bounce around and get wet all day. ;D
 
TheTinMan said:
"Flood Watch" today.  Hey phes, tomorrow they are now saying "mostly cloudy, 74, S 5-10".  I think I can go, what about you???  Call me.  Tomorrow is the only day in next 10 they are not calling for T-storms.
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sounds like a nice overcast striper day, BUT, I'll be chopping thru the concrete floor in my lower bathroom to install new drains in preperation for the new bath....unfortunatley I think it will be an all day affair..... :'(
 
The weather has ben perfect for fishing here!! 0 wind and calm seas!!
If I had a motor I would be out there!!
 
Got any 1/4 starboard?? Could rise the hinges. Thats what I would do.

But I would have used 3/4 to begin with ;) ;D
 
if you have a small clean-out bit for the router you could recess the hinge slightly on the hatch side,..... with a little "finesse",.... one false move could prove a fatal mistake and you'll be wanting to do it over
 
Here is a photo of one of my hatches when I bought the boat. Notice the shims as MJ said those are factory. I made my hatch out of 3/4" and still used the factory shims. You could do a phester said and route the hinge in or if you have access to a plainer, plain the whole hatch down to the thickness needed. Keep up the good work. It will come together. Bill Mc ;D


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Look for some offset hinges. I'm sure they're available.
Regarding heavy rain... My bud in NC found out why folks keep johnboats tied to the front porch. :D
 
Hammer, if ya got a table-saw, slice a couple of shimms to go under the hinges...looks like about an eighth to three sixteenths should do it...careful w/ those fingers... ;) ...
 
Just my two cents,

use a straight router bit and set the depth for the hinge thickness.
This will make it flush with the top.
 
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