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Re: Other: Hatch hold down system *LINK* *Pic*
By:Tracey G.
Date: 7/24/2008, 5:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Hatch hold down system *LINK* (BobKayes)

: I did that on my Redfish King and I am happy with it. At my link (below)
: pictures 81 & 82 show the braces that I put on the underside of the
: hatches. They were cut to conform to and support the curve of the hatches
: so that the hatches would hold their shape. Pictures 96 & 97 show the
: blocks attached to the hull. They are directly below but offset just a bit
: from where the bungee would attach to hooks on the hatches.

Very similar to what I did on my Silver. For the bungee and hatch-tether anchors, I used some round wooden 'marbles' I found at a craft store with a pre-drilled center hole, and cut them in half. Epoxied, sealed and glassed-in, they are very unobtrusive. No hard edges!

--Tracey

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Other: Hatch hold down system
Dave -- 7/22/2008, 11:42 pm
Re: Other: Hatch hold down system *LINK*
Holmes -- 7/27/2008, 11:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/26/2008, 1:59 am
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Kyle T -- 7/28/2008, 7:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2008, 2:01 am
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Pawistik -- 7/28/2008, 1:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2008, 2:04 am
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Kudzu -- 7/23/2008, 11:27 pm
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ChuckS -- 7/23/2008, 6:13 pm
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BobKayes -- 7/23/2008, 10:07 am
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Tracey G. -- 7/24/2008, 5:51 pm