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Flush Ring Pull for Hatch Cover ?
Anyone used a "flush ring pull" like the one pictured for their hatch covers?
I'm building a couple Shearwater Hybrids. I'm thinking the curved tops of the hatchcovers might be an issue in fitting these, or worse, leakage.
However, they'd look cool!
Cheers,
Pat
3 replies:
RE: Flush Ring Pull for Hatch Cover ?
Thanks, Paul.
For what it's worth, you can get these as small as 1.5" diameter, so they don't look out of scale. You could run your safety line thru the rings, too. I could double up the forward hatch where the pull would go to get the required thickness.
RE: Flush Ring Pull for Hatch Cover ?
» Submitted by PAG - Tue, 8/17/10 » 5:34 PM
The curve will definitely give you troubles with the forward hatch, plus, these look a bit clunky for such small light hatches. I drill-fill-drilled two holes thru each cover and ran a loop of line, knotted below. they are soft and leakage does not seem to be a problem. Last weekend I participated in some assisted rescue and self-rescue training. the boat (Shearwater 17 H) spent a good amount of time upside down. I got about a cup of water in the bow and none in the stern. My gaskets by the way are CLC standard and the hatches have invisible bungie hold-dowms.
An added advantage of the loop pull rings is that they are a good place to run safety lines to secure your covers when cartoping. Just completed 3,000 miles accident free.
Paul