# 17" Kayak - Figerglass hatch covers?

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/17-kayak-figerglass-hatch-covers/47221>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [October 7, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/17-kayak-figerglass-hatch-covers/47221 "2019-10-07T15:16:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Garrett\_Friedrichsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@Garrett\_Friedrichsen](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Garrett_Friedrichsen)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/17-kayak-figerglass-hatch-covers/47221/1 "2019-10-07T15:16:31Z")

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hi there. making good progres on this rescue.

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Question, the two precut hatch covers that come with the boat kit, what think? Fiberglass these?&nbsp;&nbsp;

It would be easier and maybe a nice design treatment to not glass them and paint them but thought I'd toss it out there.

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Tx!

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**Author:** ![Laszlo\_Morocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Laszlo\_Morocz](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Laszlo_Morocz)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/17-kayak-figerglass-hatch-covers/47221/2 "2019-10-07T16:04:20Z")

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The glass makes them more durable. It absolutely doesn't prevent you from painting them. In fact, once you fill the weave with either unthickened epoxy or phenolic microballoon/epoxy mix and sand it smooth, you'll have a very nice stable surface for paint, actually better than bare wood.

Have fun,

Laszlo

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