Ken wrote: <snip> >>> Eddyline Falcon 16: <<< <another snip> >>>I devised my own method for sealing the hatches, and they were nearly 100% watertight.<<< How did you do this? I've got an Eddyline Calypso with leaky hatches, where the hatchcover is like a piece of from the deck with a gasket glued to the underside. The gasket simply presses against a groove in the deck and more or less relies on pressure for a tight seal (I've added compression straps to the outside that increase the pressure, but it still leaks (just not quite as much)). It sort of looks like (hopefully my ascii sketch will come though OK): _____________ |____| _________ \________/ Did your Falcon use this arrangement? If so, I'd be very interested to know how you solved the leaking! Evan Woodinville, WA. *************************************************************************** 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 Sat May 12 2001 - 12:12:47 PDT
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