Success. I was able to track down hatches from Walden Kayaks (no affiliation), that are suitable replacements for the oval VCP hatches. They are made of a solid rubber material similar to the Kajak Sport hatches. They are also very heavy with a pair weighing about three pounds and have the words "Walden Kayak" in large raised letters on them. Cost was $35.00 part number 1467. Thank you everyone for your suggestions. In particular I am going to try Mike O'Connor's suggestion of rubbing down the old hatches in mineral oil and see how they turn out over time. Brgds, Jeffrey Bingham *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 25 2004 - 15:34:40 PDT
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