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We do build and sell hatch and gutters fallguy. We have several sizes. We just had new plugs cnc machined so we have stepped it up another notch if you will.

“Fish-box” 14.5 x 47
Large rectangle 22 x 32
Large square 22x22
Small rectangle 22x18
Small square 14x15
Oval livewell with lexan hatch
Trapezoid

If you want anything I would have to give the pricing to JEFF and he could pass that along to you.

DAYTRIP wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:49 am We do build and sell hatch and gutters fallguy. We have several sizes. We just had new plugs cnc machined so we have stepped it up another notch if you will.

“Fish-box” 14.5 x 47
Large rectangle 22 x 32
Large square 22x22
Small rectangle 22x18
Small square 14x15
Oval livewell with lexan hatch
Trapezoid

If you want anything I would have to give the pricing to JEFF and he could pass that along to you.

Noted. Thank you, I’m,building my plugs to cast my own. Best wishes

Since we all hijacked so bad; daytrip, can you tell SG how thick the airex foam is on yours?

Interested in several of the hatches for a flats boat build I am working on. Can someone send pricing and pictures of hatches? Thanks

The thickness I use is 3/8. That together with the gasket I use puts you flush with the gutter. Very light and very strong. This is a pic of the fishbox, large square and small rectangle. On the small the hatch is upside down that is why it looks odd. Big rectangle not shown. SG, on this I have a gasket face that a 5/16 gasket goes on and that together with the layup I outline make everything sit flush. Gasket comes from Home Depot believe it or not. Haven’t source a bulk supplier and they are not cheap. I make the hatch 3/8 smaller than the gutter face which give you 3/16 gap. That allows either a piano hinge or conventional hinge to be used. If you want recesses for hinges just put a block out in the mold in that area. That all the secret sauce Hope that helps!





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DAYTRIP wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:53 pm The thickness I use is 3/8. That together with the gasket I use puts you flush with the gutter. Very light and very strong. This is a pic of the fishbox, large square and small rectangle. On the small the hatch is upside down that is why it looks odd. Big rectangle not shown. SG, on this I have a gasket face that a 5/16 gasket goes on and that together with the layup I outline make everything sit flush. Gasket comes from Home Depot believe it or not. Haven’t source a bulk supplier and they are not cheap. I make the hatch 3/8 smaller than the gutter face which give you 3/16 gap. That allows either a piano hinge or conventional hinge to be used. If you want recesses for hinges just put a block out in the mold in that area. That all the secret sauce Hope that helps!

DAYTRIP those sure are pretty.

So how do you drain them?

Thanks sg.

I usually Glass a pvc fitting in the location to drain from then pipe it

Those look great daytrip!

Southern Gent wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:00 pm I keep reading use veil fiberglass?

The reason veil is used in mold/plug building is to prevent larger cloths from transferring a pattern over to the final product.

If you look close you can see a chopped strand mat pattern on some boats gel coat. It’s likely their initial layer used something like 1.5oz csm as their first layer under the gel coat. Veil prevents print through from happening.