Re: [Paddlewise] weight of boats

From: <dldecker_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:50:08 -0400
At 12:48 PM 10/13/98 +0100, Colin Calder wrote:
>Hi all
>
>Just been reading through some recent digests. The thread about lightweight
>boats, and not having hatches to save weight was a bit of a giggle. 
>
>He he. Thanks for a great thread. Made me giggle anyway.
>
>Cheers
>Colin Calder
>57º19'N  2º10'W
>
>Ps for those of you who don't know, VCP hatches don't leak.


It is not for saving weight , at least for me. All the kayaks I have built
I have had hatches so I prefered one with out any hatches and only rear
deck lines. Look better to my eye, clean deck, and the heck with weight


Dana
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