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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 9/10/2003, 3:49 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads? (Marcel R. in Portland, Or.)

: How about a different tact? What about sewing in a giant sea-sock front and
: back with a roll-down dry bag-type top that comes through the deck? Add a
: sea-sock into the cockpit and you have basically replicated much of the
: benefit of bulkheads and hatches.

You'd also need to make some float bags to fit in it for when you're not carrying any gear. Since you'll already have a pattern that should be easy to do.

One thing to consider is that you'll need to end your foredeck stringers at the footrest, or incorporate them into the hatch installation somehow.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Chip Sandresky -- 9/10/2003, 1:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Aaron Cunningham -- 9/14/2003, 8:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
daren&karen -- 9/11/2003, 12:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Chip Sandresky -- 9/11/2003, 3:36 am
Chip Traditional? Since When? *NM*
Glen Smith -- 9/11/2003, 12:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
mike allen -- 9/10/2003, 6:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Chip Sandresky -- 9/10/2003, 2:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Marcel R. in Portland, Or. -- 9/10/2003, 2:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Brian Nystrom -- 9/10/2003, 3:49 pm
Sharing ideas
Brian Ervin -- 9/10/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: Sharing ideas
Jay Babina -- 9/11/2003, 8:58 am
Re: Sharing ideas
Brian Nystrom -- 9/11/2003, 12:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Peter -- 9/10/2003, 1:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Shawn Baker -- 9/10/2003, 1:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Brian Nystrom -- 9/10/2003, 2:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches and Bulkheads?
Greg Stamer -- 9/10/2003, 2:47 pm