<I've never had a problem with bulging hatches on my Romany - but I always burp all of the hatches. My husband (who also has a Romany) does have bulging hatches. He doesn't usually burp his hatches. > Seems to me that would depend on whether air in the compartment could/would continue to expand or contract after the "burp". I'm sure I have seen hatches bulge or suck in after burping. For example - This happened day before yesterday - hatch covers sinking in, not bulging, this time. I'd been paddling in shallow water which was colder than air temp. Hatch covers sank in a bit. When it was convenient I touched land, got out, burped the hatches. Paddled some more, out in deeper water where water was apparently colder. Hatches sank in again. I'm sure no authority on this (or anything else), but I don't think I've ever seen water leak into a compartment as a result of VCP or KajakSport hatch covers sucking in or bulging, so the accounts of this happening have been of interest to me. For sure I've never seen a hatch cover pop off or ocmpletely implode from this sort of thing. As for transporting the boat with hatch covers on as a couple of people have related, I was taught that's not a good idea so I (almost) always remove the covers even for a "ride" of a few blocks. Bill Hansen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 12/17/99 6:07:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, Bhansen97_at_aol.com writes: > I don't think I've ever > seen water leak into a compartment as a result of VCP or KajakSport hatch > covers sucking in or bulging, so the accounts of this happening have been of > interest to me. I have. I reproduced this effect some years ago when someone complained of water leakage in the rear of a VCP boat. The round front hatch did not leak, but the oval rear hatch did. I set the boat out in the sun and let it heat up, poured water into the channel around the bade of the covers, then cooled the boat with a combination of shade and water from the garden hose. A very little water was sucked through the long sides of the oval hatch. I'm don't recall, but I think it only happened when the hatch cover was fully sealed onto the opening rim, but not fully pressed down into the deck recess (double-sealed). > For sure I've never seen a hatch cover pop off or completely > implode from this sort of thing. I've never seen this, but there was a mention of it having happened to someone in a letter to one of the paddling magazines once. The negative pressure can definitely make it much harder to remove the covers though. Harold *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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