Bought my first Jet boat new 1976 ,A 19' Miller Bubble deck then in 78' with the first youngin on the way I sold the Miller and was boatless for a few years . I the Mid 80's I found a cheap little "fixer upper' and was "bitten" by the Jet boat bug again  Its was a very fast (ill handling) little boat that had a 455 Olds and Berkeley jet but with an outboard type "splash well", anyhow  it served its purpose and we had a lot of good times  with it .When Josh was little we used to put a rear seat cushion between the front buckets and plunk him down between the front seats for the speed runs (he could barely see over the dash) . The strange thing was I alway thought/assumed it was a "Jury rigged' outboard "conversion" to a jet Until today !This is a boat I bought this afternoon check it out ! Tom

Although not that extreme, my Kona also has a section that covers the pump and it's a real pain to get into the hand hole; I have to use a mirror to look down in it.

It's waaayyy down on the list but I was thinking of cutting a hole directly above the hand hole for better access; problem is, I don't know what to rig there to cover the hole.

Again, it's waayy down the list, but that would work; how much are those?

... a case of beer to get up the nerve to cut a hole like that in the boat...

that right there is true; if you were closer I'd go 2 cases and have you make the cut 

ooops I think i done jacked my dads thread.........Back on track heres another pic of his 16'