Hi Connie I like the idea of the hatch on the horizontal suuface, do you think i would leak in a heavy rain ? Wayne M17 Intrepid ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 8:25 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Boarding Ladder
> Hi Doug, > > NO, No, no. The rectangular hatch was mounted on the top surface of the > Port cockpit seat, aft of the existing sail locker hatch. (My Port sail > locker goes all the way to the bottom of the boat, and is the area where > I store my anchor + rode / fenders / mooring lines / fender board / fuel > container for the Honda / tiller extensions / flag and flag pole / mast > top pennant / etc.) > What I have is the original sail locker opening, plus the new one aft of > the original one. > > This is the additional hatch opening that gives me access to the aft end > of the sail locker (the black hole of Calcutta): and now makes it a > wonderful addition to the storage area. > > Total access from the companionway area all the way to the stern. > > If you put the rectangular hatch on the vertical surface of the cockpit > you still gain access, but it is very awkward to try and get in there to > get your bucket / sponge / rags / cleaning materials and fenders. > > Put the opening on the top surface, and then lift the hatch and go in > vertically! > > Connie > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
