Time for the hatch. I ripped 1x4s down into ¼” strips and ran them through the planer to smooth them up. Then I bought an 8 foot 2x8 and made my hatch spar jig. I used my profile template and traced out the spar jig and cut out a chunk of 2x8. Since my spars are 1 ¾” thick, I traced a line 1 ¾” onto the cut-out piece and re-cut it. Here’s a picture of the set-up.
Here’s a shot of the hatch from the inside
And one from the outside
I got some black 2” living hinge from Monroe PMP last week. I’ll use that to attach my hatch.
I have my roof framed and insulated. It’s a sandwich of 1x2 verticals between the walls, a layer of luan on top of the walls, 1x2’s on the flat glued and screwed through the luan into the 1x2 verticals, insulation, and eighth inch structural sheeting glued and stapled on top of that. I’ll cover all that with aluminum, later.
I’m working on the galley and interior cabinets now. It’s another exercise in figuring out how I want it to end up as I go along… planning on the fly. I’m trying to do it as light weight as possible by using 1x2 framing and eighth inch plywood. Everything is glued, stapled and/or screwed, so I’m hoping that it will be built like a tank yet light like a spruce goose.