Hello All. Todd Uecker at Cape George Marine Works is developing molds for fiberglass companionway turtle/seahood and propane deck boxes (see photos below). He is offering the turtle with and without the teak inlay. I’ve ordered one (with inlay) for Calypso. Contact Todd (@CGMW ) if interested.
This is great. I have wanted a turtle hatch for a while as add protection to the companionway hatch. However, I was dreading making one given the high cost for teak. I will contact Todd to get more information. Thanks for sharing! 
It allows for a much better seal on the forward edge of the dodger - and protects the companionway hatch which is in its open/stowed position most of the time.
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Hi Peter - Looks like you are making tracks. Warmer weather is here now for a couple days. Buying the turtle from Todd was a slam dunk for me. Too many projects and I need to outsource some. Still working out pricing for 1 or 2 (Calypso + Mischief). He’s still working on production cost too - but it was a slam dunk for me at the initial estimate he provided.
Cheers,
Jeremy
We are working slowly south. We were ice breaking this morning! I will put up a post later today on instagram/Facebook.
I reached out to Todd and he was going to get back to me.
Talk soon.
Peter
Approximately how much?
How difficult to install?
Would it make a good location for solar panels?
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I think It was about $1800 for the turtle with teak inlay. I had to shape it. Jigsaw. Carbide blade. Some sanding. We’re quite happy with it. You could mount solar there. We strap down our roll-up inflatable dinghy there.
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Ahoy Jeremy,
Hope you guys are enjoying the South Pacific. We’ll miss you and Nica at the boat show this coming weekend. I’m in the process of ordering the sea hood from Todd and was wondering if you had any specific hints or tips on measuring/fitting/trimming the sea hood to fit?
I want to be sure I get it shaped right and don’t chip any gel coat in the process.
Cheers,
Mike
Hi Mike,
If I recall correctly, I started by cutting the aft curvature for the companionway slider. Then dropped it on the boat roughly in position to scribe the other cut lines using a compass or black of wood to transfer the deck curvature to the hood. I probably did that twice. Once for rough fit and a second time for final fit. Meaning I cut forward, port, and starboard edges twice. I cut by applying blue tape, scribing the cut marks on the blue tape, and then cutting using a jigsaw with a high quality high tpi carbide blade at the slowest cutting speed of the jigsaw. I don’t think I got any gel coat chips that way. I did some sanding after jigsaw cuts - to smooth the cut lines and bevel the edges. Probably sander followed by block sanding. Super happy with the end result. It keeps the rain and spray out. Makes attaching the dodger a much better proposition. And provides some space on top of the turtle to store our rolled up inflatable dinghy.
Cheers!
Jeremy
That’s very helpful, thanks so much Jeremy. Hope you guys are enjoying the South Pacific.
Cheers,
Mike