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I just wanted to jump back in here and save anyone who planned to follow bad my two-string solution to the galley hatch deformation.  The second string (upper one near the spring pistons) does NOT fit when the galley module is installed.  The lower one is just fine and fixes about 70% of the problem, but not 100%… So I’ll probably have to add side-latches at some point to get a really good seal.  Oh well.

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1-hour video link: https://youtu.be/eo9hAi8iR-4

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6-minute video link: https://youtu.be/-wfwsfBZ1Nc

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Hi @Youngjedi!

We painted our graphics over the epoxy and under the varnish.  Once the epoxy is nicely sanded and ready for paint/varnish this was our process:

We cut out a template, stuck it to the hatch, painted a couple of coats (Interlux Brightsides) using the template ,and then pulled the template off.  We then had to carefully, manually, clean up where the paint went under the template using acetone and q-tips which was a huge PITA, but patience persevered.

Then we very lightly sanded the paint to give it something for the varnish to stick to.  Wiped it all down really well with denatured alcohol, and varnished right over everything using Interlux Compass Clear.

I think it came out really well.  By having the graphics beneath the varnish it gives you a perfectly smooth finish and “deep” look to the graphics which I love.

I think you need to make sure your varnish is compatible with whatever paint you use if you choose to go this route.  My superficial understanding is that Compass Clear is a polyurethane and so is the Brightsides, so they should work together… time will tell.

Lot’s of ways to do graphics, this is just what we did.

Good luck!

Paul

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Just finished tonight (started in March), except for the Galley Module and wiring! Forum won’t let me post more than one picture per post, so will follow up with a couple more:

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And for reference, this is the lid BEFORE the fix so you know what I was dealing with:

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And the exterior after the fix:

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Here’s a picture of my fix:

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After digging into the Warped Galley Lid post I came across @geraldbaranski ‘s solution to the edges of the lid popping up and decided to replicate it.  It seems like the least obtrusive solution (for the exterior at least) that I’ve seen.

When I try to add a picture my post gets deleted, so I’ll try to describe.  I used 1/8″ Dyneema cord (doesn’t stretch and super-easy to splice), with some turnbuckles, and some thru-bolted pad eyes.  It was pretty hard to guess how the wood would bend so I did some guessing.  I put a lower string a couple inches higher and inboard than where @geraldbaranski did hoping I could get away with just one string.  It wasn’t quite enough so I added a second near where the lid stiffener terminates.  In hindsight I would position the lower string’s pad-eyes about 2″ farther outboard and aft, and the uppers about 1″ father outboard (basically exactly where @geraldbaranski did).  That would allow for slightly lower tension in the strings, but I would still need the second upper string for my situation.  Anyway, it seems to work!

I also ordered this weather stripping off McMaster that I plan to use instead of the 7/16″ foam that came with the kit: https://www.mcmaster.com/93085K566/

Note: McMaster has an amazing array of weather stripping (and edge guard) options that you can filter by size!  I chose this one because it has a little flap that by sticks out.  My hope is positioning that flap towards the outside it might drip the water down into the gutter.

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I just found this post:

Warped galley lid

Some clever solutions to the problem.  Wished I had added a layer of glass to the inside face of the galley hatch (like I did with the doors).  Would have made it much stiffer.

 

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Well, the engineering involved would mostly be careful measuring and connecting a wire to the door latch.  The catch I had in mind was this one:

https://www.westmarine.com/buy/perko–cp-zinc-elbow-catch–111684

The risk of this setup is that if the wire comes undone (or I close the hatch before connecting the wire, for example while installing the catch) then the lid will be stuck closed (forever?).

Where would you mount those?  On the outside sides of the lid I presume?

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<p style=”text-align: left;”>@wudboatVT What kind of latches are you going with? I’m considering doing some elbow catches from the inside which would be pressed down to latch from the outside, and then released from the inside when rotating the galley handle T (I installed one of the door handles as the galley handle latch).</p>
Something like so:

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