: How far forward of the foot peg rails did you install your bulkhead? I would
: like to put mine just in front of the rails to maximize storage space.

: One more question: Did you have to trim the flanges in order to get the edges
: of the hatch the recommended 7/8" from the deck chine?

There are several good reasons to have the fwd bulkhead as far aft as possible: maximum storage in fwd compartment; minimum cockpit volume to pump out; easier reach for a footpump should you ever decide to install one. The stock bulkhead is small and goes way forward, I suppose to accommodate the occasional pituitary-freak paddler (ironic, from a company named Pygmy!) BUT! Pygmy will sell you an oversize bulkhead for a very reasonable price. If you do this, you will need to trim it way down -- and figure out a way of transferring measurements to do this.

You will trim the hatch spacer and the flange to fit whatever opening you cut. The instructions are pretty clear, but only if you follow them . What you want to do is go to the instructions and everyplace you see words like "inner", "inside", "outer", "outside"--highlight, underline, and circle them. Now follow very carefully and PAY ATTENTION. I trimmed one set short by following intuition (it is counter-intuitive) and screamed, cussed, cried and nearly mutilated myself or my boat before realizing I could just fish the cutoffs out of the trash, epoxy them back on, and recut.