: I finally got up enough courage to cut through deck of the Outer Island to
: install the compass recess. For some reason, I was more apprehensive about
: this than I've been about cutting out hatch openings. Prefacing the action
: with a few primal sobs, I drilled a few pilot holes for the jigsaw blade.
: After cutting the rough opening, I spent a few hours enlarging the opening
: to make an exact fit for the recess. This picture was at the final stages
: of fitting.

: I glued it in-place last night. Later I'll add some light glass over the
: exposed joints on the surface of the deck and some fillets underneath. So
: far, I'm pleased with how it's turned out.

: There's a couple more photos on the OI page of my website.

: Ross

Looking good Ross, measure twice, cut once.
No fair all of the cheating you are doing though, thanks for sharing the small tricks you have learned along the way. I've been visiting your website often before going on to the next step on my boat, its been very helpful.

By the way, I'm back on the straight and narrow again, put another layer of epoxy on last night and will start the endpours tonight.