DIY small hatches for up front deck.

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Bruce

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Has anyone done this? I see the price on the commercial ones. I want to put in two, maybe only one to put the downriggers in while we fish the inland lake. Those $100 ones look nice. But what can one accomplish DIY. Would a DIY have an edge raised above the rest of the deck that could be a safety issue??
 
There's lots of folks that have built their own hatch lids into their mods. Go to the mod section and look at some of the pictures. Most, if not all sit flush with the deck and work very well.
 
I used large screw on deckplates with drybags attached to the flanges. The one holds my anchor and line perfectly, the other holds my camera, phone, licences, keys, etc., but couldveasily hold way more. Heres a pic, more on mod if youre interested:
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