The Hatch Issue!
In my bid to make my yacht more seaworthy i am now paying attention to the hatch situation.
Currently i have a standard sliding hatch, housed in a garage, or sea hood, this is great when the hatch is pulled over, no water down below or anything, even if a wave sweeps the deck. (Or at least only drips)
The problem comes when its bad weather, and you need to go on deck for whatever reason, sail change, gear failure, etc, how does one solve the issue of, slide the hatch back in order to lift one of the boards out, and then a wave goes straight down it!
While a bubble hatch helps you see around, it doesn't fix this problem!
A sprayhood would work in lesser conditions, but in severe weather, i'd imagine that it wouldn't stand up to any sizeable waves. Has anyone come up with a solution to this?
(And no, i don't want to convert to junk rig and run all lines below deck! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )
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