RE: [Paddlewise] VCP rear hatch leak...

From: News <news_at_fachwen.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:18:19 +0000
Bob wrote...

>Both my Nordkapps, one with the old and one with the new skeg have airtight
>hatches, a real concern going from cool water (75F) to a hot car top. I
>usually  pull the hatches off when I travel to avoid blowing a bulkhead or
>stressing the rubber cover.

Yes I always store the boat with hatches off, I usually just push them 
into the compartment so they are always with the boat... they are also 
permamently attatched to the boat with little bits of string so they 
can't be droped at sea or blown away at camp! 

Keith
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