[SlowPoke]

thanks for the link. I'm sort of stuck in the starting gate and am having a tough time "guessing" how to proceed. I'm looking for a good quality hatch that won't leak and has a trim kit for the inside. No screens or shades needed.

I've poked around at the different websites but don't know how to differentiate one from the other---besides pricing. They would not be installed on an oceangoing sailboat but at the same time, I don't want to go cheap and have leaks. When in doubt, go for the middle of the line hatch?

The OEM hatches on the boat have 2 stainless or chrome butt hinges. I was hoping to find something to mate with them so I don't have holes up there with no hardware in them. Do you just put screws back into the holes and call it done?

Or do you buy a hatch with a piano type hinge and then attach the stainless butt hinges just for looks?