If you can reach the repair through inspection ports, drilling a hole would be close to idiotic : )

Imagine how I felt with a can of wax in one hand and some "twist" in the other to make everything look beautifull, just to discover the problem. And then an hour later applying an electrical saw on the hull.



My initial idea was to install an inspecton port but was advised against it by Hobie.

Cutting in the hull is how they would solve it if the boat was brought to the factory and my result after following the instructions are close to perfect.



Chris