I placed on the bottom of my hatch some of those felt stickon furniture pads..
one on each corner of the hatch...It raised it just enough to keep the hatch fiberglass from rubbing on the deck fiberglass...and it also left a small gap that made it possible to flush out any dirt that gathers....

I have a '96 26X..I redirected the hand pump (Head & Galley) water lines out the rear of the boat and down into the water....This gave me an endless supply of water....For my drinking water I have 2 each 9 gallon tanks available. These are located forward of the table.....I ran a small water lin...