Hi Dave,

To be exact on hatch placement: whatever works!

I tend to like to have room between the hatch and bulkhead for a drybag...if it's too close to the bulkhead, you have to remove every drybag to get at one closer to the ends...if you have that space, you may be able to leave one or two bags in to reach an end bag.

If you install a day hatch, the rear hatch could be pretty close to the rearmost bulkhead.

If you install too close to the ends, the hatches get necessarily smaller.

Any plywood works, especially if you glass it. There are some beautiful 5-ply birch underlayment plywoods available. Check with a commercial floor coverings supplier and see if they have a line on "Luna" ply. If they have a contractor or installer putting it down at the time, ask if you can pilfer a couple of scraps out of the dumpster at the jobsite.

If you're interested, I can give you the hatch measurements off my Guillemot.

Have fun!

Shawn

: Hello all,
: I am about to cut the hatches on my Guilly and I have the offsets from Nick's
: book but I am not sure where to cut the holes. Do I measure from the
: coming lip or from the bow or stern? I also plan on building a skeg per
: CLC's skeg plans. Marine plywood is the logical choice, but I really don't
: want to spend the $'s for an expensive 4x8 sheet. Could I get by with the
: much cheaper luan or does anyone in the Minneapolis area sell marine grade
: wood in sizes less than 4x8'? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
: Dave