At 12:22 PM 12/31/02 -0500, Blankibr_at_aol.com wrote: >Chuck is snipped: A fellow in our kayak club made a stich-and-glue kayak in >which the hatch covers are held down by internal bungees. > >I tested a prototype kayak with this rig and during a cowboy rescue, my skirt >caught the hatch and it is now in Davey Jones' Locker. I recommended they >use a different system, despite the good looks. Even with internal bungies you're still going to want to attach a separate line under the deck to tether the hatch cover. I'd be more concerned about the hatch even opening during a reentry than losing the hatch cover. *************************************************************************** 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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