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Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 10/25/2010, 3:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: waterproof hatches (Bill Hamm)

: Btw, the internal bungie to me at least works far better at
: compressing the gasket and holding the hatch closed than any
: other means I've tried. It does tend to be a pain in the butt
: getting the hatches off though, since you have to pry up an
: edge, there are finger reliefs in the hatch edges ala Nick but
: then you have to lift it against the bungie tension to unhook
: it.

Ditto the internal bungees. I've done a couple of boats with magnets and was never impressed. I always backed them up with internal bungees. On the last kayak with flush hatches (the Nereida?!) I only used internal bungees.

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Strip: waterproof hatches
george jung -- 10/23/2010, 8:59 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 8:33 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 10:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:50 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 11:18 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:40 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/24/2010, 7:34 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:17 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 12:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/25/2010, 3:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 6:15 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:05 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:07 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:09 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/24/2010, 12:16 am
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Mark Rakestraw -- 10/23/2010, 4:30 pm
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george jung -- 10/23/2010, 5:00 pm