If at first you don't succeed...

drill another hole.  NOW I know why he sounded so frustrated.  The hole was unintentional - he drilled a hole at the bottom where the hinges were already located.  It was the wrong place for a hole.  So he had to drill another one.  Now we are actively trying to come up with something to fill the hole.  We are thinking about installing a fan over the hole.  The fan would blow air on the inhabitants of the forward berth.  I think it's a wonderful idea.