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Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
By:Erez
Date: 4/26/2001, 4:37 pm
In Response To: Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof? (fritjof karlsson)

: or? Is there another material that is better. Is it better to use some the
: kind of rubber
: gasket you find in cardoors?

yup ! that cardoor gasket was my first trial.

it was to hard & too wide for my bungy hold downs to seal
so I switched to narrow strips.

but you have these turning locks, so perhaps you WILL have enough
force to seal these car door gaskets.

good luck,

Erez

Messages In This Thread

How do I make the hatches waterproof?
fritjof karlsson -- 4/25/2001, 7:55 am
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
Erez -- 4/25/2001, 1:59 pm
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
fritjof karlsson -- 4/26/2001, 2:46 am
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
Erez -- 4/26/2001, 4:37 pm
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
Rob Macks -- 4/25/2001, 11:54 am
Lips formed and otherwise
mike allen ---> -- 4/25/2001, 8:10 pm
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
Ross Leidy -- 4/25/2001, 9:01 am
Re: How do I make the hatches waterproof?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2001, 8:52 am