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Re: Hatch Pulls
By:Brian Ervin
Date: 7/25/2003, 10:18 am
In Response To: Re: Hatch Pulls (Shawn Baker)

: A thin webbing loop is pretty inobtrusive and won't kick up much spray.

: If your fingers are really cold, you can stick a small piece of driftwood in
: it for a bigger handle!

: Shawn

I'm in the process of making a "hatch opener that will allow mw to keep thing as they are but aid me in hatch removal when needed. What I have done is cut a piece of ash 5" long 3/4" wide and 1/4" thick, cut a 32 degree angle through the width of one end, drilled a hole in the other, and rounded all the edges. It will be coated with epoxy to seal it, and will be used to pry off the hatch when finger won't do the trick.

I tell you all of this to ask if you can see any reason whay this wouldn't be a good idea. I have thought through it from my "first time" perspective, but would really appreciate the imput of someone more experienced.

Thanks,
Brian

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Magnetic hatches
Tony Calvert -- 7/19/2003, 8:14 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Brian Ervin -- 7/22/2003, 10:06 am
Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 11:00 am
Re: Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls
Brian Ervin -- 7/23/2003, 5:29 pm
Re: Hatch Pulls
Shawn Baker -- 7/24/2003, 1:02 pm
Re: Hatch Pulls
Brian Ervin -- 7/25/2003, 10:18 am
NASA uses explosive bolts on their hatches. *LINK*
Dan Ruff -- 7/24/2003, 10:17 am
Re: NASA uses explosive bolts on their hatches.
JPKirk -- 7/28/2003, 3:28 pm
Explosive Hatches
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 5:37 pm
Re: Explosive Hatches
Brian Ervin -- 7/24/2003, 9:48 am
How About a Church Key? *Pic*
Grant -- 7/24/2003, 9:35 pm
Re: How About a Church Key?
Brian Ervin -- 7/25/2003, 10:07 am
Re: Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls
Chris Moore -- 7/23/2003, 11:54 am
Deck Hardware
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 2:20 pm
Hatch Photo *Pic*
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 12:35 pm
Re: Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls *Pic*
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 12:25 pm
Re: Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls
Chris Moore -- 7/23/2003, 1:42 pm
Re: Magnetic hatches & Hatch Pulls
Grant -- 7/23/2003, 2:18 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Mike and Rikki -- 7/22/2003, 6:00 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches *Pic*
Brian Ervin -- 7/23/2003, 10:23 am
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Ted Henry -- 7/22/2003, 8:38 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
John Schroeder -- 7/23/2003, 12:16 am
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Ted Henry -- 7/23/2003, 11:19 am
What size magnets did you use? *NM*
Ted Henry -- 7/22/2003, 12:15 pm
Re: What size magnets did you use? *LINK* *Pic*
Brian Ervin -- 7/22/2003, 3:24 pm
Re: What size magnets did you use?
Ted Henry -- 7/22/2003, 5:57 pm
Re: Where to buy magnets.
Shawn Baker -- 7/23/2003, 10:58 am
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Rick R. -- 7/20/2003, 9:27 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches *LINK*
John Schroeder -- 7/19/2003, 11:57 pm
Re: S&G: Magnetic hatches
Tony Calvert -- 7/20/2003, 3:31 am