McMastercarr also sells smaller pieces of acrylic sheet with gray tint.
This is what I used for my Bomar hatch on the bow of my C&C 34:
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/129/4052/8505K731
I matched the original thickness. Rough cut with table saw and then shape
to match with a router and a flush trim profile bit against the original
once it is removed.

Nathan

On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 2:51 PM David Swensen via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Dave and Chuck,
> Thank you for your replies. I will give Annapolis and hatchmasters a call.
> I finally found 3/8 cast in 2074 in Californis.  I wanted the 3/8 for the
> same reason - people stepping on it.  The shipping is half the price of the
> sheet, so hopefully I can find it on the east coast.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> David
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey David,
>> I used a company called Annapolis Maritime Plastics to make new cast
>> acrylic panels for my windows several years ago.  They are a little pricey
>> but do quality work and do what the say.   Cost me $1000 to make all my
>> side windows to template in 1/4" thick 2074.  Limosene dark.  I more
>> recently had the cabintop slider and window pane made and that cost me $500
>> for 3/8" thick 2074.  Thicker because people stand on it.  The company used
>> to have a large storefront for years but lost people during COVID and was
>> taken over by a guy who works out of his home workshop.
>>
>> I would highly recommend them for their work, but you might find a better
>> bargain, elsewhere.
>>
>> https://maritimefabrication.com/
>> 410-263-4424
>>
>> Dave S does some beautiful work, but considering all the time and money,
>> I'd buy new hatches and upgrade to one of the newer style, lower profile,
>> venting models.  New frame, new hardware, new hinges, new lever locks,
>> etc.  But that's just my two cents.
>>
>> Chuck S
>>
>>
>>
>> On 03/26/2023 6:29 AM David Swensen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dave, Where did you source your 3/8 acrylic? Is it cast and is it 2074?
>> Thanks,
>> David Swensen
>> Freya 35MK3
>> Beverly, MA
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2023, at 9:11 PM, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2022/10/hatch-refurbishment.html?m=1
>>
>> Dave - 33-2
>>
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