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Re: Hatchless Bulkheads
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 4/20/1999, 12:47 pm
In Response To: Hatchless Bulkheads (Ray Jenkins)

Especially with the plywood bulkhead, you are creating a sealed compartment. Changes in air pressure from temperature fluctuations (sitting out in the sun, dunking in cold water) can create some pretty phenomonal forces. Previous discussion on this subject have suggested solutionas as simple drilling a very small (1/64in) vent hole or making a larger hole and plugging it with a cork.

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Hatchless Bulkheads
Ray Jenkins -- 4/20/1999, 1:04 am
Re: Hatchless Bulkheads
eric schade (shearwater-boats) -- 4/22/1999, 1:29 pm
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Paul Jacobson -- 4/22/1999, 3:45 am
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Marty -- 4/22/1999, 12:06 pm
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Paul Jacobson -- 4/22/1999, 9:43 pm
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CHad -- 4/22/1999, 2:07 pm
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lee -- 4/21/1999, 11:02 am
p.s. Hatchless Bulkheads
lee -- 4/21/1999, 11:05 am
Re: Hatchless Bulkheads
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/21/1999, 8:46 am
Re: Hatchless Bulkheads
Mike Scarborough -- 4/20/1999, 12:47 pm
Re: Hatchless Bulkheads
Paul Woolson -- 4/20/1999, 8:14 pm