: I recently finished an Osprey Std. I did not like the look of hatches on the
: deck, but I did want the safety that bulkheads offer. You do not have to
: cut in hatches to take advantage of the bulkheads. Pygmy will sell you a
: kit for just the bulkheads. The bulkheads would be easier to install with
: hatches cut, but since I put 6" deck plates in both bulkheads, I had
: access to both sides of the bulkhead to tape it in place.

I don't think it even has to be that complicated. For my Cirrus I used some leftover plywood for the bulkheads. It wasn't even marine ply - just the 1/8" maple I used on the deck. With some trial and error I cut it to size - a loose fit for the place I wanted to put it. Then I gave it a good coat of epoxy and put it into place with marine silicone. I agree that this would
be tougher without hatches though, since you could only get to one side of
the bulkhead. I put a pretty good sized fillet on both sides.

Chris