# Kaholo 14 home stretch

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kaholo-14-home-stretch/47713>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kaholo-14-home-stretch/47713 "2020-05-31T13:18:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Whitehurst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Robert\_Whitehurst](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Whitehurst)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kaholo-14-home-stretch/47713/1 "2020-05-31T13:18:29Z")

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OK, I have faired in and sanded my worst 'glassing messes and am up to the fin installation, looking at all the blue tape and hoping I really did get them straight. &nbsp;While I'm waiting for the epoxy to set, I'm looking ahead to finishing. &nbsp;I'm going to put an inspection port with ditty bag in the foredeck. &nbsp;The manual has that kind of work being done after the finish is on. &nbsp;Given my less than expert history cutting holes w/ my Dremel or jigsaw, I'm thinking I cut the hole and dry mount the inspection port before I prime and paint, to give a bit better chance to fix boo-boos. &nbsp;I can't think of any reason NOT to do it before painting, since it'll just be the hole with no hardware in it. &nbsp;Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Budge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@Joseph\_Budge](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Joseph_Budge)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kaholo-14-home-stretch/47713/2 "2020-05-31T14:37:05Z")

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You will want to do a good job masking that hole while you prime and paint so you don't wind up with drips & blobs down inside your SUP.

Other than that I see no reason not to cut now. Any damage you do is more easily repairable before you paint. ;-)

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Whitehurst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Robert\_Whitehurst](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Whitehurst)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kaholo-14-home-stretch/47713/3 "2020-06-14T15:57:00Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;OK, so I cut the hole for the inspection plate. &nbsp;I hate cutting holes in boats... :-)&nbsp;

The manual recommends centering the port 39 1/4" from the bow, which is what I set up. &nbsp;Due to my paranoia, I drilled and made a small 2" exploratory cut w/ jigsaw before committing to the whole thing. &nbsp;It actually intersected with the forward, free end of the center longitudinal. &nbsp;Considering I have a 6" port, not the 4" that the manual mentioned, it was obvious that I'd cut a fair bit off that longitudinal, which I was nervous about. &nbsp;So, I recentered the cut about 2" forward. &nbsp;I still cut a bit of it off, but much less. &nbsp;I've had other discrepancies between manual and reality before, but have others hit that same issue when they were installing a port?