: There is little room on any kayak for a mistake when cutting the hatches and
: I think it scares even the very experienced builders a little. Scared me
: alot

: I agree, the RotoZip's cut will be awfully wide leaving a gap much bigger
: than you'd want on a detailed deck.

: I did drill a series of small holes and opened them up with knives, files
: etc. so I could avoid the plunge cut. I too had some detail to cut thru
: and didn't want to risk what a plunge cut can do.

: Bill H.

Thank you all for your helpful responses. I think I will make the cut by hand with a small japanese hand saw or similiar. It is a daunting thought, cutting a hole in this thing, but I suppose no more daunting than everything else so far - it has been such an amazing learning experience for me. I almost feel I got in a little over my head with this project, the cool thing is that it has forced me to finish it. I'm looking to finish it in the next few weeks, I'm about 13 months into it so far. I attempted to input a picture, if that doesn't work there is a link below to a photo. Thanks everyone.