: I'm creeping along on my Spring Run kit build. Almost up to the
: keel on the hull stripping. Anyway, been thinking of hatches,
: etc for the deck.
: While storage space would be nice, I'm starting to think that maybe
: for my first build I avoid hatches all together. I make the yak
: with no hatchstoreage at all.
: Keep it simple!

: Almost all the yaks I've been seeing have hatches. Am I
: over-concerned with installing hatches?

: If I decide to add one later to the finished yak, is it a PITA and
: messy?

: Thx,
: Rob

You can also put in bulkheads and then put the hatches in the bulkheads. I've done several boats this way: pretty simple, works fine for a day boat. Several postings on how to do it are likely still available on this board.