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Re: Strip: No hatches?
By:danperry
Date: 8/31/2012, 6:35 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: No hatches? (Scott Fitzgerrell)

Out of sight out of mind...

No hatches with bulkheads would leave large areas of the kayak unavailable for inspection. I feel pretty confident mine would stay dry but then the builders of the Titanic didn't think it would sink.

Not sure if expansion and contraction would be a problem but I have seen rubber hatch covers look like a Jiffie Pop and damage to glass due to overheating on a really hot day with hatch covers in place.

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Strip: No hatches?
Rob -- 8/31/2012, 10:47 am
Re: Strip: No hatches?
Bob Beaullieu -- 8/31/2012, 12:45 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/31/2012, 12:45 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 8/31/2012, 1:03 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/31/2012, 3:19 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 8/31/2012, 6:17 pm
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danperry -- 8/31/2012, 6:35 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 8/31/2012, 10:04 pm
Re: Strip: No hatches?
Rob -- 9/1/2012, 6:38 am
SOF have no hatches...
Jeff Horton -- 9/1/2012, 8:53 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/2/2012, 12:21 am
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Rob -- 9/2/2012, 8:01 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/2/2012, 12:58 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/1/2012, 9:27 am