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/ ***************************************************************************
>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. > >Any tips for making a really good seal between hatch and deck are >also very welcome. We all (or most of the S&G builders in this town) build hatches with rims so that we can fit neoprene covers (same as cockpits). Over this you can fit a hard shell cover, again with a soft seal to press against the neoprene cover and give double sealing. A correctly fitted neoprene cover is usually enough however. If you do not fit an over-cover, a hard panel should go under the neoprene. A "quick & dirty" fix is a sheet of PVC suitably curved with a hot-air gun. The rim, though standing above the deck, does give extra volume for gear. Alex Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
merijn wijnen wrote: > > 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. Know the problem. Two suggestions: 1. Fasten a half-round chunk of wood (nominal diameter about 2 cm), flat side against the hatch, near the edge of the hatch where each strap piece crosses the edge. This will concentrate the compression of the straps on the neoprene gasket seal, and may be enough to solve the problem. 2. The Eddyline-style lock-buckles are good (I have two yaks which use them), but the ones which Current Designs uses are better. CD may sell them, but I know Pygmy (http://www.pygmyboats.com/) will sell them, because they use the CD style for all the hatch kits of the type you must have. Pygmy's are hard marine alloy aluminum, I think, and I bet they'd sell you the complete kit, straps, buckles, etc. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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