: Recently most posts have been about flush hatches on strippers. It seems to
: me that there were a couple people 2 years ago who did flush hatches on
: S&G boats. Have you looked at the OLD archives?

: Yes. Instead of making the opening smaller than the hatch size, you make the
: opening as large as the hatch. By the way, I think the front hatch on the
: CH17 is way too small-it should be much longer and a bit wider. The back
: hatch could stand to be a bit longer as well. You're trying to stuff long,
: narrow bags into a long, narrow compartment through a short hole--it's
: hard to get some drybags to make the "corner".

: I found this link in the old archive: Nick used the plywood lip method to put
: flush hatches in his S&G Guillemot.

: Shawn

Is there anyone out there who has tried it on a S&G? The messages I did find seemed to indicate that it was more difficult and there were problems getting them watertight. I may just go with the standard hatches with internal bungees since these wouldn't sick up very high anyway.

The front hatch opening does seem a little small on the CH17. Does anyone have an opinion on how big the hatch openings should be?

Jimmy