Aaa...Ok. I see what you've got. I didn't realize that we were still looking at the aluminum plate in the hull. I agree that it would have been easier to go through the inspection port thing - even if you reglassed the hole...but it's not a big deal with what you have.

I haven't been inside a Hobie 16 at the sterns....is there actually a layer of glass on the opposite side of the aluminum plate?