Instead of a rear day hatch, I'm trying to think of a way to build something like a glove box that would be right in front of the cockpit, and accessible without removing the sprayskirt. It would also descend below the deck, something like an elliptical 'knee tube'.

If I modify a few stations in front of the cockpit to have an elliptical arch, it seems like after stripping I could end up with a cowling-like swoop, that when viewed from the cockpit would be like an eyebrow window. One would cover the face of this window with plywood or wood strips, then cut out a small hatch or add a small 'tupperware' rubber hatch. Inside (below), the idea would be to design a similar cowling-like shape out of insulation foam (but this would basically be inverted, end for end, such that the widest part would be closer to the feet, and then it gradually tapers to nothing right below the front of the cockpit. This would be covered with a few layers of fiberglass that attach to the inside of the deck---then later pull the styrofoam & contact paper out in chunks.. This structure could easily hold as much as my current deckbag, but would be a much more elegant solution to carrying all the small stuff one needs to get to frequently.

I'm not sure if it would look goofy, or cool!! Maybe, from the side, it would look like some of those skin-on-frame boats that swoop up in front of the cockpit??

Has anyone tried this? Any suggestions?