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A hatch cover should be tight
Posted by: FrankNC on Oct-19-12 6:11 PM (EST)

If not a wave will take it right off at the worst time possible. You'll be having trouble in waves higher than you are used to paddling and then you'll be dealing with a sinking boat. Bad deal. Don't just accept this. Find a way to modify the boat so the hatch is held down or send the boat back and get a safe one.

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Liquidlogic Inuit questions - rocdoc - Oct-18-12 9:48 PM
- just remembered this vid - sapien - Oct-18-12 11:27 PM
  - Aha! - rocdoc - Oct-19-12 12:04 AM
    - I'd be curious to take a look at it... - sapien - Oct-19-12 2:53 PM
      - That's the assumption I was going on! - rocdoc - Oct-19-12 3:42 PM
        
        there's no PM - sapien - Oct-19-12 6:32 PM
- Foot braces are easily swapped out - willi_h2o - Oct-19-12 12:06 AM
  - I can replace that - rocdoc - Oct-19-12 12:21 PM
    - Contact LL Customer Service - sapien - Oct-19-12 2:30 PM
      - they do seem great - rocdoc - Oct-19-12 3:44 PM
    - A hatch cover should be tight - FrankNC - Oct-19-12 6:11 PM
    - Pegs will be a problem - willi_h2o - Oct-19-12 7:42 PM
      - Hatch Covers = Safety - Kocho - Oct-19-12 11:04 PM
        
        safety is my concern too - rocdoc - Oct-20-12 7:54 AM
        
        DIY is an option - Kocho - Oct-20-12 9:19 AM
        one thing that might be worth a try - sapien - Oct-20-12 11:01 AM
- additional questions - rocdoc - Oct-20-12 6:25 PM
- boat on the water = bitching aborted - rocdoc - Oct-21-12 5:09 PM