Speaking of cutting the deck - what is your technique/tool for getting such a perfect, clean cut through a fiberglassed deck?

: I finally got up enough courage to cut through deck of the Outer Island to
: install the compass recess. For some reason, I was more apprehensive about
: this than I've been about cutting out hatch openings. Prefacing the action
: with a few primal sobs, I drilled a few pilot holes for the jigsaw blade.
: After cutting the rough opening, I spent a few hours enlarging the opening
: to make an exact fit for the recess. This picture was at the final stages
: of fitting.

: I glued it in-place last night. Later I'll add some light glass over the
: exposed joints on the surface of the deck and some fillets underneath. So
: far, I'm pleased with how it's turned out.

: There's a couple more photos on the OI page of my website.

: Ross