: 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.

I have drawn the outlines of the hatch and am going to do the deed!

Thanks again, Tom