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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK*
By:Phil Nelson
Date: 4/29/2009, 8:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *Pic* (Aaron H)

Kinda like this....

: The neatest SOF hatch idea I've seen is a small coaming sewn to the skin just
: like a typical cockpit coaming, utilizing a waterproof cover with bungee
: around the perimeter like a cockpit cover. Maybe not as tough or
: waterproof (?) as a plastic hatch, but that depends on the cover I think.
: At any rate, its really no more visually intrusive than a typical deck
: plate, especially if the cover is the same color as the skin. You could
: theoretically make it as large as you dared, definitely much larger than
: the common deck plates I've seen, although larger openings may be tougher
: to keep sealed up in certain situations without an 'implosion bar' of some
: sort. The photo below comes from Anders Thygesen of
: http://kajakkspesialisten.no - I've seen a close up photo of the hatch
: before but can't seem to find it now...

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK*
Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 1:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *Pic*
Aaron H -- 4/29/2009, 7:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 4/29/2009, 8:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches! *Pic*
Aaron H -- 4/29/2009, 7:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 1:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Etienne Muller -- 4/30/2009, 11:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 2:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 1:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Kudzu -- 4/28/2009, 8:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Greg H -- 4/29/2009, 9:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2009, 10:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Kudzu -- 4/28/2009, 1:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 7:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2009, 1:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:43 am
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Phil Nelson -- 4/27/2009, 8:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 8:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Phil Nelson -- 4/27/2009, 10:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Mike Savage -- 4/27/2009, 7:45 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/27/2009, 5:39 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 6:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
wwfloyd -- 4/27/2009, 4:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 4/27/2009, 6:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 6:20 pm