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Anyone do what i am doing with hatches?
I have made flush hatches for my WR180. I didnt go the route of the straps as I felt my idea was more secure and didnt have the loose ends of straps dangling around. I have 4 bolts 1/4" thick protruding from the flush inset flange the cover sits on. These for bolts, facing upward go through the four matched holes in the hatch cover. I throw on 4 water tight washers and four acorn nuts and whamo - a very tight secure hatch.
It means I need to carry a tiny wrench with me, but its hardly obtrusive and goes in my gear bag with a little tether, along with binos, radio, gps - you get the picture.
The ultra clean-look deck fittings of it all make it appealing too.
Pete
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RE: Anyone do what i am doing with hatches?
RE: Anyone do what i am doing with hatches?
That's the best part of building your own boat you get to make it the way you want!
Just keep a spare nut and washer in with the wrench for the one that gets away.
RE: Anyone do what i am doing with hatches?
» Submitted by davep - Wed, 7/8/09 » 5:58 PM
Hi Pete, I'd love to see a few photos showing the details and overall look of this setup. I'm looking for a 100% waterproof hatch seal, able to resist water getting into hatches on the outrigger and hull of an outrigger canoe that will get driven hard under sail, sometimes even through surf. I want something that is straightfoward to self-build and use - your setup sounds pretty good to me.
regards, Dave