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[quote=waiex191]I decided to use the hatch I cut out as the backup to close the hole I cut.  It was more or less the right shape & size, plus it had some curve to it.  I sanded off the gelcoat first.  The things holding it in are clecoes, which we also use to build/repair airplanes.
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I beveled off the edge of the cut and the foam.  I used a right angle sander to do this initially, and finished up with a piece of 60 grit.
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This is after bonding that part in.  I made little duct tape handles to pull it into place.  It is thin and floppy.  Because I was impatient, I used 5 minute epoxy for this part.
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There are a couple of plies on that first patch from the prior pictures, to make it all sort of the same level.  Then I glassed in two plies, one on a 45 bias and one straight.  
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Next up: I need to bond in foam.  Hope to get it higher than the deck and then sand it level with the deck.  Then a couple of plies on top.  Because we don't belong to the yacht club, I am not going to try and hide this patch.[/quote]

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