At 11:06 AM 12/28/02 -0600, Chuck Holst wrote: > >> >Anyone out there have a good solution for hatch fastener systems? I have a >Pygmy Coho into which I am now (reluctantly after one season of use) going >to put bulkheads/hatches. I'm a little leary of Pygmy's system of cams and >straps. Any ideas out there? Thanks! Mike O'B > >> > >A fellow in our kayak club made a stich-and-glue kayak in which the hatch >covers are held down by internal bungees. Two wooden hooks are built into >opposite sides of the hatch cover or the hatch and a mating bungee loop is >mounted opposite each hook. When fastening the hatch cover, first place one >bungee loop over its matching hook, then do the same with the other while >stretching it. Let go, and the cover will snap into place. To remove the >cover, pull it up against the tension of the bungee cord, reach inside, and >unhook the bungee. The under deck bungee system is real nice and I used the technique for my Outer Island. However, a *flush hatch* using under deck bungees would be problematic. For a flush hatch a lip needs to be built under the deck for the hatch to rest and building that lip will be difficult once the deck and hull are attached. It might be possible to build the lip in two pieces and clamp it to the underside of the deck, then fill in the gaps. For my Northbay I made semi-flush hatch covers. I built lips under the deck for the hatch covers to rest but once I added foam weather stripping for a seal, the cover actually rested a bit above the rest of the deck. I ended up cutting out some 1/2" wide rings out of plywood and gluing them onto the deck around the edge of the hatch opening. Then I used two bungies crossed over the hatch cover (like Seaward does with their hatches) to hold the hatch cover down. It seems to work well and looks pretty nice. You can sort of see what it looks like here: http://caddis.mannlib.cornell.edu/paddle/northbay/mynb1.jpg *************************************************************************** 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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