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Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 9/30/1998, 9:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Hatch Holdown pictures (Jim Ward)

> Ross, very nice, very innovative, and great pictures. The simplicity of it
> is what makes it so nice -- no pulleys, cleats, tubes, or other
> contraptions to deal with. It looks like the edge of your hatch openings
> are built up and that is why you get such good compression on the hatch
> gasket. My hatch just fits flush to the deck (neither hatch nor opening
> have a lip on them), so I'm wondering if I'd get as good a fit with my
> configuration as you did. Maybe I'll just have to try it out! Thanks for
> sharing. It looks like a lot of us were waiting to see those pictures.
> Jim...

The raised combing around the hatch opening does increase the angle up to the lash hook. However, with a flush hatch, you could just make the underdeck blocks a little longer to compensate. If your concern is that the hatch cover might be too flexible, you could add a stiffener or use a pair of lash hooks on each end of the cover, each placed outward from the centerline. Of course, with a flush hatch you'd definitely need some way to lift an edge.

Ross

Messages In This Thread

Hatch Holdown pictures
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 9:50 am
Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea
Ralph Matthews -- 10/8/1998, 5:14 pm
Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea
Nolan Penney -- 10/9/1998, 7:06 am
Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
Mark Kanzler -- 10/10/1998, 12:16 am
Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
Nolan Penney -- 10/9/1998, 2:34 pm
Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Mark Kanzler -- 10/9/1998, 3:35 pm
Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Nolan Penney -- 10/13/1998, 7:59 am
Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Mike Spence -- 10/9/1998, 11:01 pm
Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Don Beale -- 10/9/1998, 6:41 pm
Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jim Ward -- 9/30/1998, 6:12 pm
Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 9:30 pm
Re: Hatch Seal
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 6:35 pm
Re: Hatch Seal
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 10:23 am
Re: Hatch Seal
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 10:48 am
remote hatch release
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 10:21 am
Re: remote hatch release
Nick Schade -- 9/30/1998, 2:15 pm
More remote hatch release
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/30/1998, 1:13 pm
you could even lock it, cool!
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 3:10 pm
Re: you could even lock it, cool!
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 4:48 pm
Re: remote hatch release
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/30/1998, 1:08 pm
Re: remote hatch release
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 11:01 am
Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jay Babina -- 9/30/1998, 10:10 am
Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jim Gabriel -- 9/30/1998, 5:13 pm
Re: Not fully tested for watertightness
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 11:45 am
Re: Rolling
Nick Schade -- 9/30/1998, 2:42 pm
Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Brian C. -- 10/2/1998, 12:07 am
Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Nolan Penney -- 10/1/1998, 1:30 pm
Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Mark Kanzler -- 10/2/1998, 12:24 am
Tom Jenkins
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:35 pm
Re: Tom Jenkins
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 6:01 pm
Re: Tom Jenkins
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 6:09 pm
Re: Tom Jenkins
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 6:15 pm
That would be the Dallas Down River Club
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 6:37 pm
Re: OIC
Mark Kanzler -- 10/3/1998, 12:23 am
None taken
Brian C. -- 10/3/1998, 12:32 am
Re: Pawlata Roll
Jay Babina -- 10/1/1998, 10:14 am
Re: Pawlata Roll
L.C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:43 pm
Re: Pawlata Roll
Jay Babina -- 10/2/1998, 11:26 am
Is this video any good?
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:52 pm
Re: Is this video any good?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/1/1998, 8:27 pm
Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 3:27 pm
Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Nick Schade -- 10/1/1998, 8:48 pm
Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
John Lange -- 9/30/1998, 8:02 pm
Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Dave Caudill -- 10/7/1998, 1:24 pm
Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 4:06 pm
Re: Upswept bow and stern.
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 10/2/1998, 9:44 am