Hatches on nidacore deck?

Ankona puts the rear hatch by your outboard right into the nidacore, why wouldnt you be able to add a second one somewhere?

 

Oh!, You will definately need the 'drop in' style. You can't put gutters and stuff into nidacore...

Normally the hatchs are built into the mold for the cap, and they are glassed in when the cap is done and then they are cut out, or done seperately in a matching mold for the hatch. They then place structural foam around the cap and glass that in. Ankona uses nidacore because it's cheap and effective for use in places that don't require hatches. ankona also glasses the underside of the nidacore so it's very strong.

 

The job might have a bit more too it than cutting a hole and making a cover.

Your deck has some sort of cross bracing and when you cut that you lose the integrity and it may collapse when you stand on it.

It may be easiest to buy a nice plastic hatch and stay between the cross supports, but what you want to do certainly can be done.

 

There is no crossbracing on the shadowcast 16 decks.

 

I'm building a hatch in my front deck which is Nida-core and I can tell you its not fun. Traced out my pattern, cut it out, and then comes the fun of filling all the exposed honeycombs that you cut when you cut out the hatch (the hatch lid and the deck has to be filled). I'm using thickened resin to fill it in. Just tedious and time consuming to do, and the hatches (if you recess them) will require the same effort, if not more.

If you want it water-tight i'd say skip the idea or have someone do it professionally.

 

Good to know. You cut a hole in there and you will need to add some.

Shadow - check with Mel to ensure the deck won't be compromised if you cut a hole in it beforehand.

 

Please let us know what mel saaaaaaaaaaaaays!