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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *Pic*
By:Aaron H
Date: 4/29/2009, 7:08 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK* (Kudzu)

The neatest SOF hatch idea I've seen is a small coaming sewn to the skin just like a typical cockpit coaming, utilizing a waterproof cover with bungee around the perimeter like a cockpit cover. Maybe not as tough or waterproof (?) as a plastic hatch, but that depends on the cover I think. At any rate, its really no more visually intrusive than a typical deck plate, especially if the cover is the same color as the skin. You could theoretically make it as large as you dared, definitely much larger than the common deck plates I've seen, although larger openings may be tougher to keep sealed up in certain situations without an 'implosion bar' of some sort. The photo below comes from Anders Thygesen of http://kajakkspesialisten.no - I've seen a close up photo of the hatch before but can't seem to find it now...

: I know this has come up before but I was looking at hatches for a skin boat.

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Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK*
Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 1:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *Pic*
Aaron H -- 4/29/2009, 7:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 4/29/2009, 8:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches! *Pic*
Aaron H -- 4/29/2009, 7:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 1:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Etienne Muller -- 4/30/2009, 11:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 2:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: forget the hatches!
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 1:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:44 am
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Kudzu -- 4/28/2009, 8:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:23 pm
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Greg H -- 4/29/2009, 9:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2009, 10:56 am
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Kudzu -- 4/28/2009, 1:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2009, 7:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2009, 1:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 12:43 am
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Phil Nelson -- 4/27/2009, 8:07 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 8:29 pm
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Phil Nelson -- 4/27/2009, 10:00 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/27/2009, 7:45 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/27/2009, 5:39 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 6:24 pm
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wwfloyd -- 4/27/2009, 4:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches? *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 4/27/2009, 6:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Hatches?
Kudzu -- 4/27/2009, 6:20 pm