> Upon further contemplation this is really what I'm after. I think I'll
> stick with the Chesapeake hatches as designed by CLC. I would like to
> explore adding one of these day hatches behind the cockpit. They seem to
> me to be a very nice feature.

> Do these things open up to the kayak below? Facilitating the need for an
> additional bulkhead? Or do they come self contained, like a big capsule?

> -Roger

these hacthes open up in to a small bag so to speak but you do not have to install that bag and that would let it open up to more storage but you would need a baffle i think the trade off of a baffle for the extra storage would be worth it.

Robert