Hello Matt, I think Derek had to come some years earlier to be the first with hatches and bulkheads. Artur Tiller made a drawing for a single cruising kayak which featured a bulkhead aft and the corresponding deck hatch. The drawing is dated 1924 and published 1926 together with some other kayaks designed with bulkheads in his book. Gerald -- GUM_at_exmail.de *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Feb 18 2001 - 09:07:34 PST
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