RE: Boothbay Oyster boat
I'm just coming to the end of building this boat - first I ever did. For the inexperienced, the job has not been without its pitfalls. For a start, I couldn't get the two deck halves to bond properly until the third go, by which time I had sanded enough off to require adjustments to almost everything else I did! The plans are great, but I did find a few things didn't fit right - for instance, the rear coaming was still too short, despite the fact that I had narrowed the boat down somewhat.
Question: how did you manage that hinged hatch? I find that the diameter of the hinges is too great to fit into the hatch lid without splitting the wood and I haven't figured how to trim down the hinges - am thinking I'll just glue the damned thing down - but there must be a way??
A few photos for those interested in the build.