How to Make a Fiberglass Hatch

In this video, we show how to make fiberglass parts over plywood. In our case we needed a hatch cover that can be used to go over the teak hatches in the deck as we put them in the workshop and rebuild each one. I suspect that it will take me a few weeks to do each teak hatch, so I needed something that would last and hold out wind, weather and water during rain and what not. Here I made a simple frame and surface out of scrap pieces of wood and then covered it all with fiberglass mat, showed how to use surf cloth as well as plain old epoxy, filler and fairing. All in all it turned out pretty good. It will more than do the job and fairing sure brought out the smooth surface and covered some of the imperfections so don't sweat it if you are not loving your first layup, it can be fixed. :) Keywords: How to lay up firberglass, How to make fiberglass parts, How to make a hatch, using fiberglass matt, how to fair fiberglass, how to paint fiberglass, how to sand fiberglass. Don't forget to like and share this video Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy. Our Refit Playlist - https://youtu.be/8wyNNpLAeNs Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist - https://youtu.be/gzzteJxewAU Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results - https://youtu.be/V1bXiKPYDKI Our series on hatches - https://youtu.be/7dNMu8s32kY and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing - https://youtu.be/8uv7ABaD3YM Some of the tools we mention in our videos are: Oscillating Multi-tool - https://amzn.to/2GtDpWC Carbide Grinding blade for the oscillating tool - https://amzn.to/2Gsovnz Ryobi Skill Saw (I have the corded) - https://amzn.to/2uKnm5o The Cordless version is here - https://amzn.to/2uJwOWA Small Trim Router (Great for tight places) - https://amzn.to/2GtkHmd *Please remember these are affiliate links and it helps us but doesn't cost you more if you buy from Amazon using these links. Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them. Subscribe !! https://www.youtube.com/c/svdreamchaser?sub_confirmation=1 Support !! http://www.patreon.com/svdreamchaser Lets Connect !! - http://www.facebook.com/svdreamchaser - http://www.twitter.com/svdreamchaser - http://svdreamchaser.tumbler.com