PeterT said (snip): > I agree day hatches are not a perfect solution to the problem of getting at gear while on the water, but they are a workable solution. And as you mentioned a while ago, a fix to one problem may create others. I'm sure you'll tell if I'm wrong, but Mariners don't appear to provide access to gear while on the water...the list can build. I have paddled a boat with a hatch in the deck right in front of the cockpit. The hatch box provides knee bracing. That seems worth developing.< The nicest arrangement I've seen yet is my very own front deck knee tube with recessed top hatch I custom moulded into my older Nordkapp. Not sure how easy it would be with the newer keyhole cockpits, which decrease deck surface area. Another fellow developed this idea about the same time that I did, I think his company is called Blazing Aspen or something like that (home built boats based on Inuit designs). I noticed another manufacturer now producing this idea. Check out the Eggemoggin at: http://www.canoesandkayaks.com/03-kayaks.html Hey Peter, I don't mind the ongoing discussion on Paddlewise with Matt, et al, just keep it civil and deep six the perceivable personal attacks/rebuttals/conga-line comments, etc. Doesn't matter if your right or wrong, or responding in kind. Sometimes you "win the case" by remaining a gentleman. Paddlewise isn't supposed to be a court room, nor an "all-Australian" bar-braw. Just my thoughts. Would love to meet some of you blokes down under some day, especially that Pittarak guy. BTW, I think the Nordkapp progression allegedly from the Anas Acuta has a new incarnation. Check out the Quarajaq: http://www.atlantickayaktours.com/Pages/Retail/Boats/VCP/Quarajaq.shtml Respectfully, Doug Lloyd (sometimes court jester) Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Aug 11 2004 - 06:52:06 PDT
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