Theresa K Vikla Had pictures and a method for doing what you are talking about. They are called the 30 minute hatch. You can Email for the pictures from the address listed.

> Hi, I've been working on my boat for way too long and I'm getting a bit
> impatient to get it in the water. Im almost to the point where I want to
> fit the deck and hull together, and I haven't really thought a lot about
> hatches. Originally I was thinking of doing bulkheads with hatches built
> in, but now I've read posts that say this makes it difficult to store
> stuff in the them... and I'm fairly sure I want to do overnight trips. So,
> I'm considering doing deck hatches. However, I really want to get the boat
> in the water and would like to do the hatches fairly quickly. It seems
> like using the piece that is cut from the deck for a hatch would be a fast
> way to do that. But most plans I've seen, say to make a hatch from new
> material. Why not use the piece that is removed from the deck if it is
> already perfectly matched to the deck? That seems totally logical to me...
> so why isnt it done? Or maybe it is and I just haven't heard about it.
> Anyhow, I'm wondering who has done it, if it works well, if theres a
> simple way to make hatches that I haven't heard of, and if bulkheads with
> hatches would not be good for several day trips.

> -Matt