Hi all, I have a stitch and glue kayak with hatches that do leak a little. This is partially due to insufficient sealing but also due to the fact that I can not clamp the hatches tightly onto the deck. The clamping consists on 1" webbing and buckles like those used for back packs. The friction between webbing and bucke is to hign to tighten it enough. I once rented an Eddiline Raven (if I got the name right) that also used webbing, but in combination with an ingenious device to tighten the webbing. It was really simple, but I somehow can not remember how it worked. It was a kind of lever. Is there somebody who can help me out? I want to make a few of those clamps myself, but my mind keeps wondering what was that simple trick. Bother. Any tips for making a really good seal between hatch and deck are also very welcome. Happy paddling, Merijn ****************************** Merijn Wijnen Vinkenhofje 8 5613 CN Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel.: 040-2939991 (job: 040-2650539) Fax: same as tel., call before sending or try twice E-mail: Home: merijn_at_music.demon.nl Job: m.wijnen_at_ind.tno.nl Web-site: http://www.music.demon.nl *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 07 2001 - 13:38:31 PDT
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