: Agreed! Because this is fuselage construction it has 5 plywood
: stations in 13 feet. This makes the hole in the station nearest
: each stem is fairly small (because the station is so small). I
: figured my son would have a hard time threading a float bag all
: the way into the stem compartments so why not install access so
: he can store a few things (in partially inflated dry bags). He
: could also use the hatch to straighten the float bag in the
: adjacent flotation compartment.

: So, how thick was the plywood on the hatches? I would think that
: 1/8th inch would be sufficient and wouldn't add a huge amount of
: weight.

: Brian

I've used 1/4", there's a fair amount of force to hold the hatch covers on and make them water tight and they take a fair amount of abuse also.

Bill H.