RE: Boothbay Oyster boat
Kaskazi ,
Whew! Thought you meant the door and hinges leading into the forward cabin, didn't even think about the forward overhead hatch (one of those days). I foound that the forward hatch wasn't large enough to cover the opening I made into the cabin roof. So, found some scrap bass wood, cut it to cover the opening, glued the supplied mahogany hatch in the center of it. Sanded is so that it looked like that was how it was supposed to be. The hinges then fit (you're right, they are too 'thick' for the supplied hatch).
By the way, if you haven't already glued them on, save the supplied brass hinges for the door into the forward cabin from the pilot area. No telling when you may need them on something else, and since they are really hinges, why waste them? (I cut a couple of 'hinges' from aluminum covered paper from a cigarette package, couple of dots for nail/screw heads, looks good to me! - lol)
I like the way you outlined the forward windows!
- 'Doc