With help from my friend Viktar, made new teak trim and bulkhead to box in the tile area, lined it with HDPE, and set tile on mortar.
Tile set on mortar
Installed backing board & cut custom tiles
With 2 sets of tiles ready, today was the day to dry fit the entire assembly and figure out the last row. Ended up with 5 custom pieces that will be done next week. Will likely rotate the tiles in the final layout (and need to figure out which one goes where). Teak border is also just FPO right now, needs more work to have smooth edges and better bottom shape.
The new hatch is IN
Finally, after months of work, the hatch is in place, even with canvas.
Installed hatch base
Installed fireplace vent
Varnished fireplace vent and hatch base
Teak base for fireplace vent
Used cutouts from teak vanity table to make a round base for fireplace vent. Did a quick dry fit and prepped for varnish.
Hatch dry fit and deck curve mirroring
Hatch teak base
Making a wooden teak base for the new hatch to reconcile all the deck curves with the flat frame of the hatch. Fun with woodworking. Teak smells good
Finished chart table supports
A few coats of varnish and this job is done.
