Companionway Cut-out

This was a tense moment. All that work of bonding the Coachroof together and then I had to cut a hole in it!!

It worked out perfectly to size and I like to think this was down to judgement rather than luck! Although the plans and long accurate straight edges certainly helped......

As you can see, the new hatch runners were offered up to obtain a precise measurement for the cross member, as the tenon joints vary slightly no matter how careful you measure them on the bench. Let's not forget that boats need that little bit of "freelancing" from time to time!