> Nice boat, Rick! I especially like your low-profile hatch knobs. Thanks, Bill. The "knobs" are actually soft loops of webbing that come up through sealed slots in the hatch - same set-up for attaching the deck rigging to the boat. If during rescues, a person were to be pulled over them or what have you, it would be a non-issue as far as getting hurt on them or them getting in the way of the person being rescued. The hatches are held down from the inside. You pull up on the webbing enough to get your hand underneath the hatch, and then release the shock cord that's pulling down on the hatch. There is also a safety tether in there as well, in case the shock cord breaks while cruising down the highway... don't want to lose a hatch cover :-) I wouldn't have attempted all this without Nick Shades book "The Strip Built Kayak" and his discussion forum attached to the Guillemot web site. They were both invaluable resources. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 08 2004 - 07:20:20 PST
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