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Strip: No hatches?
By:Rob
Date: 8/31/2012, 10:47 am

I'm creeping along on my Spring Run kit build. Almost up to the keel on the hull stripping. Anyway, been thinking of hatches, etc for the deck.
While storage space would be nice, I'm starting to think that maybe for my first build I avoid hatches all together. I make the yak with no hatchstoreage at all.
Keep it simple!

Almost all the yaks I've been seeing have hatches. Am I over-concerned with installing hatches?

If I decide to add one later to the finished yak, is it a PITA and messy?

Thx,
Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: No hatches?
Rob -- 8/31/2012, 10:47 am
Re: Strip: No hatches?
Bob Beaullieu -- 8/31/2012, 12:45 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/31/2012, 12:45 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 8/31/2012, 1:03 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/31/2012, 3:19 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 8/31/2012, 6:17 pm
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danperry -- 8/31/2012, 6:35 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 8/31/2012, 10:04 pm
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Rob -- 9/1/2012, 6:38 am
SOF have no hatches...
Jeff Horton -- 9/1/2012, 8:53 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/2/2012, 12:21 am
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Rob -- 9/2/2012, 8:01 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/2/2012, 12:58 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/1/2012, 9:27 am