fishjunky
Well-known member
I am making my hatches by making the frame from 1" aluminum square tubing, and then pop riveting a skin on top of that (same way my deck is constructed). I had planned on using nylon webbing (seat belt material) and doubling it over, riveting to the back side of the tubing to make a pull.
Unfortunately, if I size the hatch lid large enough to create friction fit between the webbing and the deck framing (to prevent rattling), the lid is extremely hard to lift out due to the bottom corner of the framing reducing the gap while lifting the lid.
The only thing I can think to do would be to cut off a small part of the hatch lid framing to accommodate the webbing.
Any thoughts on this?
Unfortunately, if I size the hatch lid large enough to create friction fit between the webbing and the deck framing (to prevent rattling), the lid is extremely hard to lift out due to the bottom corner of the framing reducing the gap while lifting the lid.
The only thing I can think to do would be to cut off a small part of the hatch lid framing to accommodate the webbing.
Any thoughts on this?