Ready for the Hatch Mount

The past few days have been aimed at preparing to mount the hatch.  While awaiting the arrival of the stainless steel piano hinge, I masked and coated the rosewood components inside the cabin with sanding sealer.  To do this I masked the areas with blue tape.

The original plan called for using a "hurricane hinge" to mount the hatch to the body.  The unforseen issue was that the hurricane hinge requires a 90 degree intersection between the roof and the vertical.  Our condition creates an approximate angle of 75 degrees.  As a result, we decided to use a 3" wide stainless steel hinge instead with top-mounted waterproofing.

The hinge arrived today, we cut it to length, and mounted it to the hatch.

Below see the detail of the square-drive pan-head stainless steel screws selected to mount the stainless steel hinge.

The next step is to position the hatch on the trailer and attach the hinge.

As we paused at the end of the workday and considered our progress and next steps, a chipmunk proceeded to make it known that he would appreciate a peanut or several.

I have previously posted photos of Sean feeding the squirrel.  Here, then, is the chipmunk.