Then it was spring time and the original plywood hatchboards are looking lame. I bought a two foot piece of teak and  sliced into three boards and made new solid teak hatch boards that look much better and have a far richer grain pattern. Paul (my wood-working neighbor) was worried that I'd damage the boards when I threw them into the lazarette, so I got  some nautical looking canvas and his wife made a three-compartment storage bag, like this: 47