Port side looking aft from the bow.  The forward hatch is a simple box type arrangement with a lexan cover for letting light down below.  It is held open with a simple stick, and held immobile (or closed) by light line tied off below.  There is a screen in the recess in the deck, allowing the hatch to remain in this position ninety five percent of the time (even while sailing).
The hull is double planked (inner layer 3/8" on a diagonal, outer layer 5/8" run for and aft).  A number of people have been surprised that the hull is wood.  Most folk assume that only a fiberglass boat will have nice looking topsides.  The topsides do not have a gloss finish, but rather a matte finish produced by mixing equal amounts of high build under coater with semi gloss paint.  The topsides need repainted once every four years or so.