Leaking hatch in the salon

[Paulus]

I removed my salon hatch today.  The pins were made of nylon and I just cut them with a knife and then removed the hatch and took out the old pins.  I took my hatch to Lakeland Plastics(Wayne Ritchie 1-616-638-1472). My hatch should be repaired in 3 or 4 days.
Paul

[horsemel]

I checked the portlights/hatches section of the WIKI and did not see anything about cutting your own hatch material.  This would  be a great money saver if there were some detailed information about how to work with the plexiglass and install the gaskets.  For example, how do you effectively drill into the material after you have routed out the outer shape?  Do you sand or polish the edges?  I use a router with template bits all the time in my workshop.  I just did not know you could cut this stuff using a router.