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Re: Strip: waterproof hatches
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 10/24/2010, 7:34 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: waterproof hatches (Don Goss)

: I have had good luck using the Pygmy cam buckle hatch closers. I
: have also had the best sealing using a closed cell foam gasket
: that I got from a hardware store. The foam is like that memory
: foam. It's very soft and doesn't seem like it would work well
: but it works great. If your looking for a perfect seal, the
: Beckson pry out hatches will do the job. Having a 1/32 pressure
: relief hole in the bulkheads will help also.

Don, do you recall the brand and / or source? Thanks!

PS: I did several of your Glideskin neck seals at a BASK workshop this summer, and tested my own in the sea at Mendocino this September doing rescue practices. One change: I just glued a strip of Glideskin over the seam and skipped the whole tape/soccer-ball/ironing thing. Seems to work just fine. Thanks for your excellent method!

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Strip: waterproof hatches
george jung -- 10/23/2010, 8:59 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 8:33 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 10:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2010, 8:50 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/25/2010, 11:18 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:40 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/24/2010, 7:34 pm
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Don Goss -- 10/24/2010, 9:17 pm
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george jung -- 10/25/2010, 12:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/25/2010, 3:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2010, 6:15 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:05 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:07 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:09 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2010, 5:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/24/2010, 12:16 am
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Mark Rakestraw -- 10/23/2010, 4:30 pm
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george jung -- 10/23/2010, 5:00 pm