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Re: S&G: Neoprene hatch covers...
By:matthew keller
Date: 4/14/2006, 10:22 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Neoprene hatch covers... (Mike Hanks)

Thanks for you insite on this one. I never thought about implosion and that could be disasterous in the wrong situation.

: My concern about using them without a hardshell cover would be implosion.
: Spray skirts sometimes implode under th pressure of a breaking wave, I
: would not want that to happen to a hatch, flooding it with water in rough
: conditions when I need the floatation the most.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Neoprene hatch covers... *Pic*
Matthew Keller -- 4/13/2006, 8:29 pm
Re: S&G: Neoprene hatch covers...
Mike Hanks -- 4/14/2006, 4:50 pm
Re: S&G: Neoprene hatch covers...
matthew keller -- 4/14/2006, 10:22 pm
Re: S&G: Neoprene hatch covers...
Erik, Belgium -- 4/14/2006, 8:34 am