Taylor,

I used an electric jigsaw with good results. Use a very fine tooth blade, take a deep breath and go for it. I taped the deck where I wanted the hatch marked the curve on the tape to minimize splintering(not sure if this is necessary with the deck being glassed or not but I figured better safe than sorry). I just tilted the saw forward on the guard and lowered it down on the line.

No matter what, it is nerve wracking but just go slow and it will be another of those jobs you were nervous about and after it is done you will be saying to yourself "gee, that wasn't so bad after all"

Relax, enjoy the process, and learn for your next boat

Ken

: Taylor,
: I too, used an electric saber saw. I used a fine metal cutting blade, started
: out with my pull saw then finished with the power. I laid out 3"
: radius corners, no problems.
: Steve