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Re: Strip: hatch hold-downs whith chock cords-----
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Date: 6/10/2009, 2:47 pm

: I like to use internal bungies with a tensioning device run to the cockpit,
: just a pulley added to the shock cord then run the cord thru the bulkhead
: to a clam cleat in the cockpit. Allows you to ease the pull of the cord to
: allow the hatch to be more easily removed and allows the bungies to be
: really tight to hold the hatch securely and compensates for stretch.
: Downside is it takes up room in the storage compartment.

: Bill H.

Hey Bill, do you have any pictures of that setup? How do you keep water from moving through the bulkhead in the event you swamp your boat?
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Strip: hatch hold-downs whith chock cords
Achim Vossloh -- 5/27/2009, 11:55 am
Re: Strip: hatch hold-downs whith chock cords
Severne Johnson -- 5/29/2009, 11:32 am
Re: Strip: hatch hold-downs whith chock cords
Bill Hamm -- 5/29/2009, 11:40 am
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------WebKitFormBoundary1XHh+UEEjEnrGd09 -- 6/10/2009, 2:47 pm
Re: Strip: hatch hold-downs whith chock cords-----
Bill Hamm -- 6/10/2009, 3:31 pm