# Shearwater 14 hatch locations

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [January 17, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873 "2009-01-17T11:29:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jed\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jed\_Campbell](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jed_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873/1 "2009-01-17T11:29:14Z")

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A little confused; the written instructions call for the front hatch&nbsp;between the&nbsp;3rd and 5th set of wires forward of the front bulkhead, but the locations on the plans put it farther aft by 4 or 5 inches.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I follow the written instuctions I will literally cut away all of the sapele part of the deck on either side - is this correct?&nbsp; Is the&nbsp;objective to cut the line all the way back to the shear panels?&nbsp;&nbsp;(same thing for rear hatch) thanks folks.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Budden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Mark\_Budden](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Mark_Budden)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873/2 "2009-01-17T13:37:47Z")

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I built a shearwater 16 two years ago from a kit and the placement of the hatches resulted in the sapele parts of the deck being completely cut away.&nbsp; That is, the lengthwise cuts run along the intersection of the sapele deck and the shear panels.&nbsp; I would expect the shearwater 14 design to be the same.

Mark&nbsp;

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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:** [January 18, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873/3 "2009-01-18T05:54:48Z")

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Jed,

Here's a picture from CLC's Shearwater construction gallery (accessible from the Shearwater 14 page) that shows exactly what you're asking&nbsp; about.

Laszlo&nbsp;

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![](http://www.clcboats.com/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/photos/boats/shearwater/construction/SH_construction_IMG_0998.jpg&w=580)

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Morgani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Joseph\_Morgani](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Joseph_Morgani)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/shearwater-14-hatch-locations/34873/4 "2009-01-18T07:24:12Z")

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Yes, the same on my 16, the sides of the hatches turn out to be cutting right down the line of the joint between the okoume and sapele.

![Shearwater hatch](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kWKZM7h0dsg/R9q366UWc2I/AAAAAAAAACA/_K74T-TGKAc/s320/kayak+037.jpg)&nbsp;

[http://shearwaterkayak.blogspot.com/](http://shearwaterkayak.blogspot.com/)