The original teak hatch had become very weak after it was sanded by the company that painted the decks, they had sanded through the screw ends which were holding the wood to the bronze ring. They painted the hatch the same as the decks to hide the problem.
When it was stripped of the paint and reassembled there wasn't much wood left, the screw holes were plugged and new holes drilled. The wood was weakened and delaminated once it was put back in service.
A stainless ring was ordered and polished to a mirror finish, 1/2" plexiglass was cut, laminated to a 1/4" of frosted plexi and reassembled keeping the original chromed ring for detail. The wood ring with the chocks remains on the underside, protected from our wet weather.
These are the Holley carbs that were rebuilt in Southern California by a connection of Jimmy the engine specialist who helped rescue the summer.
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