Made some progress on the hatch:
I sanded until happy with shape, 80, then 220 grit.
Painted on thin layer of west systems, let dry then block sanded again with 220 to remove irregularities
Laid on thick coat of west systems and the a 4" strip of heavy fiber glass along the scoop to the back, thick carbon fiber cloth for the wind screen, then light fg cloth along the sides.
I still have some smoothing to do, but this is where I am this morning.
The decking is 1/64" birch "ply" more like thick paper, I attached to the sealed balsa/basswood deck with contact cement and had to let cure for 72 long and painful hours. I will be staining that today...
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