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Re: S&G: Best Hatch Gasket
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/14/2015, 9:33 pm
In Response To: S&G: Best Hatch Gasket (Charles Robinson)

The ideal is probably the inflatable (not really inflated, just hollow) weather stripping like used on cars or refrigerators. Finding it in the right thickness might be an issue though. Closed cell foam should work otherwise, most foam weather strip is open cell foam and it'll leak.

Bill H.

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S&G: Best Hatch Gasket
Charles Robinson -- 10/14/2015, 5:35 pm
Re: S&G: Best Hatch Gasket
Dan Thaler -- 10/14/2015, 6:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 9:33 pm
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bsoderholm -- 10/15/2015, 1:30 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/15/2015, 4:52 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/15/2015, 7:26 am
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Charles Robinson -- 10/15/2015, 8:10 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/15/2015, 10:30 am
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Edward -- 10/15/2015, 12:52 pm
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Justin -- 10/15/2015, 3:19 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 10/16/2015, 1:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/16/2015, 2:02 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/16/2015, 7:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/16/2015, 7:49 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/18/2015, 8:57 am
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Tom Cooper -- 10/18/2015, 2:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2015, 12:43 am
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Edward -- 10/19/2015, 12:49 pm
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dave koslow -- 10/16/2015, 2:55 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 10/16/2015, 4:54 pm
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scottbaxter -- 10/19/2015, 1:41 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/19/2015, 2:50 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 10/26/2015, 8:31 pm
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scottbaxter -- 10/26/2015, 9:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2015, 10:21 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 10/27/2015, 6:31 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/27/2015, 2:23 pm