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Sail Life - Vetus hatch trim kit, t-shirts & Los Angeles meetup - DIY sailboat restoration
10 décembre 2017 · 18 min · 56K vues · Denmark
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Mads prepares to install new deck hatches on his sailboat, Athena, by cleaning and fairing the 18-millimeter plywood and mahogany hatch openings.2:02 He evaluates a Vetus hatch trim kit as a potential time-saving solution but rejects it after determining the deck thickness and required 15-millimeter gap for the headliner and spacer make the kit incompatible.10:38 The trim kit also exhibits poor build quality, including misaligned hinges and surface defects.7:33 He considers alternative finishing methods, such as fairing the opening face or installing custom teak or mahogany trim to conceal the gap between the hatch frame and the deck.13:14 Additionally, he tests a siphon pump for fuel transfer but finds it ineffective for emptying the diesel tank because the tank sits level with the cabin sole, necessitating an electric pump instead.15:11 He announces a planned meetup in Los Angeles for late March and directs viewers to regional web shops for merchandise.16:33 Custom trim or fairing remains the necessary approach for finishing hatch openings when factory kits do not accommodate deck thickness.
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