[Paddlewise] Hatch leakage from Current Designs kayaks ...

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced hatch-leakage problems
with their Current Designs kayak(s).  I've owned a Gulfstream and now
paddle a Solstice ST.  Both superb machines, but also ones that leak.
Not only did the Gulfstream come from the factory with a leak in the
stern hatch -- due to incorrectly applied fiberglass around the skeg  --
but the front and "day" hatch both let in enough water during a day's
paddle to soak up anything not in a water-tight bag.  And sure enough,
the Solstice does the same thing. Both the stern and forward hatches
manage to take in enough water to soak up clothes, etc.  Interestingly,
the Solstice uses both hatch cover designs -- the rear is "sealed off"
with a gasket-lined plastic cover and criss-crossed webbing with cam
locks.  The front is a round pop-off rubber hatch cover.  Also important
here is that the leakage occurs regardless of the weather/water
conditions.  Smooth lake paddling with a handful of cool-off rolls
produces the same leakage problem as have some of the rougher Gulf
paddles I've been on.

Any one else having a problem of this sort?  Any suggestions on how to
rectify?

Jim Tynan
Pike Road AL
http://home/worldnet.att.net/~kayakbound

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