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Re: S&G: Kayak grab handles
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 12/2/2017, 11:37 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Kayak grab handles (John Urschel)

John U wrote:

Do you think the leakage in your friend's boat is because the screw-out cover is intrinsically prone to leak, and that other designs (perhaps the ones that have a cam for opening) would be better?

That particular cover in my friends boat seems to be leaky because the sealing ring is hard plastic and just doesn't do the job.
I didn't notice the brand on the hatch cover.
Those flush covers which are 'low profile' and look good (and if used on the back deck, let you do a cowboy re-entry easily without getting 'snagged') are usually listed as 'inspection plates' or 'deck plates' in marine catalogs. So include those terms in your searches.
I used a snap-out cover (Sea Lect??) on the Outer Islander I built, also on a S&G Hybrid rolling boat. They seemed to work OK, though I had to add a loop of cord to the snap-out lever as I couldn't move it with cold hands.
With all the hard plastic 'hatches', it's very important to have an absolutely flat surface for attachment. The flexible 'rubber' covers can tolerate a small amount of variation in the rim (though I still make sure they are installed flat); the hard covers can't. So be careful not to 'crank down' too hard on the fasteners if you are bolting them on.

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S&G: Kayak grab handles
Glen Albert -- 12/1/2017, 8:34 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 12:50 pm
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John Urschel -- 12/1/2017, 1:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 2:43 pm
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John Urschel -- 12/1/2017, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/1/2017, 1:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 2:03 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 2:52 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 3:06 pm
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John Urschel -- 12/1/2017, 9:21 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 10:19 pm
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John Urschel -- 12/2/2017, 7:38 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/2/2017, 8:40 am
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John Urschel -- 12/2/2017, 9:23 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/2/2017, 11:22 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/2/2017, 11:37 am
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John Urschel -- 12/2/2017, 12:02 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/2/2017, 2:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/2/2017, 2:38 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/2/2017, 3:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/3/2017, 4:44 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/3/2017, 12:22 pm
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John Urschel -- 12/2/2017, 4:50 pm
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mick allen -- 12/1/2017, 11:38 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 12/2/2017, 7:08 am
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Jay Babina -- 12/2/2017, 7:50 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/2/2017, 8:47 am
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M A Bielski -- 12/1/2017, 11:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2017, 12:29 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/5/2017, 1:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2017, 12:11 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/6/2017, 9:30 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/6/2017, 12:20 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/6/2017, 1:43 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/6/2017, 2:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2017, 12:26 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/7/2017, 8:13 am
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Glen Albert -- 12/5/2017, 3:03 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/6/2017, 10:14 am
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Glen Albert -- 12/1/2017, 1:41 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2017, 3:03 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 12/2/2017, 3:52 am
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Mark N -- 12/2/2017, 5:08 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/2/2017, 8:31 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/2/2017, 12:55 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/2/2017, 12:56 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/2/2017, 1:34 pm
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Tom Thomas -- 12/4/2017, 8:32 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/3/2017, 4:56 pm
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Glen Albert -- 12/3/2017, 7:31 pm