You can do the same thing with a variety of materials with good results. Wet suit material (preferably slick on one side for a better seal), sheet rubber (latex, neoprene or other), there are also some nice coated nylon and polyester fabrics available also. One of them looks very interesting to me as a material for making a sea sock. I wonder what might be the demand for a sea sock that holds water but is not slippery? Heck, it is all fun, I am with Ratty, "Nothing half so much worth doing ...." :-) michael Bob Denton wrote: > > A few weeks ago I discovered my Valley large oval hatch had rotted and > cracked. I took some heavy duty plastic and a piece of heavy duty bunjii and > made a temporary cover. It worked perfectly, didn't leak during rolls and > was air tight enough to go convex when the boat heated up. I left enough > bunjii after tying the knot so I could easily remove it. Not pretty, but > practical! > > cu *************************************************************************** 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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