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politby
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« on: June 30, 2011, 08:30:16 AM »
I have a solar powered ventilator that I want to install into one of the cabin deck hatches, probably the one above the galley. Is it safe to make a 110 mm hole in the hatch?

I suspect the hatch material is some sort of acrylic. The hatches are Bomar, aren't they?

Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 09:14:23 PM »
Sailboats do this all the time.  The trick is to put in the hole.  Ideally a hole saw or a mill.  Smooth and chamfer the edges.  Don't 'burn' through it, that leads to cracking.
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