>> 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. Brian Blankinship >> I wouldn't expect this to happen if the hatch cover were flush with the deck or a fairly strong pair of bungees were used. As I recall, the one I looked at required a fairly strong pull to open the hatch far enough to to unhook the bungee. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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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