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Re: Where to find hatch covers?
By:Andrew Nemeth
Date: 6/4/1999, 9:00 pm
In Response To: Where to find hatch covers? (David Bryson)

> I am building a Pygmy Arctic and was thinking of installing rubber hatches
> vice plywood. However, the deck on this boat is made of two panels forming
> a an angle of about 130 deg. What are my options here? I was thinking
> trying to find angled hatch covers ideally. Or building a recess to fit
> flat covers? Any ideas??? Thanks.

Check out the posting on the BB by Jerry Vikla titled Flush factory look hatch seal in 30 minutes. They are not all rubber, but they sure do look like they would be pretty water tight. They would lend themselves to the flat panels of the deck. If you want some of the pictures mentioned e-mail me and I can forward them to you.

Messages In This Thread

Where to find hatch covers?
David Bryson -- 6/4/1999, 6:22 pm
Re: Where to find hatch covers?
Andrew Nemeth -- 6/4/1999, 9:00 pm
Re: Where to find hatch covers?
Jerry Vikla -- 6/6/1999, 1:04 am