>The wife made the cut using a saber saw with a fine-tooth blade. My nine
>year-old crawled through the existing port hatch and held the new hatch
>in place when the final two corner cuts were made. Got kids?
>
>When the cut was complete, we discovered we'd placed the opening about two
>inches too far forward. We had to shave the foam back a little to get full
>use of the opening.
What size and shape opening did you employ? Mine has a rectangular opening
on the port side about 12 x 8. It also has two hinges and a recessed loop
type hardware handle to lift it.
Other question, what is in the vberth on the starb. side, you mention foam.
How much room is in there and what type of foam are you speaking about.
The only foam I see in my p19 is what appears to be white sheet type
styrofoam boards about 1 inch thick and 10 inches wide, stuffed haphazardly
into the bow berth compartment, is this normal? Is this what is in the
port side or is that more of a spray in type foam? (you mentioned shaving
it...)
Also, what is such a concern about the sawed out piece not falling in,
would it bee too fragile to chip for cosmetic reasons, or would it be too
hard to retrieve through the newly made hole? what is the reason?
Thomasw
Colorado Springs, CO
P #578 (yet to be named)