Rick wrote:
>>>>I think transiting is a tough
call. Maybe boredom is the most dangerous issue.
I don't think boredom would be an issue for
me! I'd just be hoping I'd make it the whole way across with out some
problem. Maybe travel at 10 - 20' deep with a surface boat keeping an
eye on me or travel on surface, and do it in the morning when it's really
glassy before the wind kicks up. Then stay over night and come back the
next morning. Camp on the island or on a boat. Might have to do a
battery charge overnight !
>>>>>bending force at the weld
joint
I don't see anything bending on that hatch, that
flat area will have a "o" ring groove cut in it and will lie flat on a
matching "land" on the conning tower and seal with the o ring. I think
that is a pretty standard hatch design, probably over kill. I
could still use it.
my apologies if this message is a duplicate
Brian