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Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
By:kirk Briggs
Date: 8/10/2008, 6:57 pm

I am thinking of building my first kayak. I am good with my hands and wood.I am looking at a expedition single for the coast and water ways of florida.I am 6-3 with 13" feet and 175lb.Anyway I have a question about the hatch covers.I like the clean lines of a kayak with the bungys under the hatch to keep it kleen.If I where to roll over and had stuff in the hatch would it open the hatch?Some where I saw a guillemot kayak with a hatch cover that turned and locked down with out bungys or straps. Has anyone tried this?

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Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
kirk Briggs -- 8/10/2008, 6:57 pm
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Pete Notman -- 8/11/2008, 4:03 pm
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
kirk Briggs -- 8/11/2008, 6:05 pm
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Pete Notman -- 8/12/2008, 2:47 am
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
kirk Briggs -- 8/12/2008, 9:17 pm
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
Pawistik -- 8/14/2008, 1:41 am
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
kirk Briggs -- 8/14/2008, 9:31 pm
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
Pete Notman -- 8/13/2008, 6:03 am
Re: Strip: hatch cover on expedition single
Kudzu -- 8/11/2008, 8:49 pm
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dave -- 8/10/2008, 10:36 pm