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Re: to hatch or not
Posted By: Mike M In Response To: to hatch or not (Mari)
Date: Sunday, 16 March 2003, at 3:41 p.m.
Hi, I had the same issue when I finshed my Pygmy Arctic Tern. Who wants to cut holes in those nice clean decks? I compromised a bit and cut a foward topside hatch but rigged it flush with internal bungie cords to hold the hatch cover down. Works and looks great. For the aft hatch I used a 9" beckson style screw in inspection port in the middle of the aft bulkhead. This leaves the back deck clean but limits what I can store in the back of the boat to things that fit into a 9" hole. The nice thing is that I have the option to cut a hatch back there later if I want to. For now it works fine.
Have fun
Mike
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I'm finishing my Pygmy Coho and am having second thoughts on cutting hatches.
: Do I really need them? Is there some other way to get flotation? Is it
: really inconvient not to have them on expended trips? If I use air bags
: should I install d-rings (or something else) to secure them? I've never
: used a sea sock, is that the best alternative to hatches? Thanks for your
: comments.
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