Hail Bill, Some great paddling on the Miss coast indeed! Good thinking, methinks, re. modifications to your Thor. A front bulkhead that will keep a dry space in the front of the boat in case (when) you needed it would be powerful. Wingnutted access might be a bit less handy and possibly less secure than a hatchcover. Assess hatches can be bought from folks like Great River Outfitters (and others) if you wanted to glass in a bulkhead and create a nonsimulated hatch. A rear bulkhead that was removable and windnutted in would potentially be more accessible and would more facilitate the loading of long bits of gear (tent poles and such) than would a front bulkhead up there in front of your feet somewhere. Bolted (and gasketted) holes should be sufficiently watertight I'd figger ... and would permit you later to change your mind (and configuration) and add the second seat back in. With the front seat out and you sitting back, will you be able to brace your thighs under some portion of the cockpit coaming should the seas get a little rough? Larry Koenig Baton Rouge,LA *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 08 2002 - 06:31:54 PDT
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