alcoons Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Manage to loose the rear Kayaksport hatch for my Cetus. Anyone know where to get one locally or mail order if necessary? Thanks, Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Manage to loose the rear Kayaksport hatch for my Cetus. Anyone know where to get one locally or mail order if necessary? Thanks, Al Al, Did you mean this to be on the General Message board? Regardless, check out NESC. They might have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Allen Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Nevermind, Kevin said it before me. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Al, In this area P&H dealers are CRCK, NESC, and Kittery Trading Post. And there's Osprey in Westport, MA, down past Fall River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzert Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Manage to loose the rear Kayaksport hatch for my Cetus. Anyone know where to get one locally or mail order if necessary? Thanks, Al Ouch ... that's going to cost you. Remember when I lost my NDK hatch driving up to the Manchester trip a few weeks ago ? Including shipping that was a $60 replacement. I ended up ordering online as NESC didnt have that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Gwynn Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 NESC is no longer a P&H dealer, but hatch covers are not specific to P&H boats, so they may have them, or be able to get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 If you lost your hatch because it was not tethered you can either tied it through a tab to the decklines or get a "stick on" for the underside that you can tether inside the hatch. Its relatively simple to fashion a "loop" with a bit of glass on a composite boat on the underside of the hatch interior. I wouldn't wonder that Mr. Nystrom's website has an example of this sort of operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintail Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Bazzert, you need to tether your hatch-covers, then! I'm not suggesting that that will retain them at 60mph; but certainly against on-water loss...(it's particularly easy to lose the day-hatch one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzert Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Bazzert, you need to tether your hatch-covers, then! I'm not suggesting that that will retain them at 60mph; but certainly against on-water loss...(it's particularly easy to lose the day-hatch one). Pintain, it was tethered, but my bad for not having checked it. The previous owner of my boat had tethered it with a simple stopper know and over time the knot had tightened and then was able to slip through. I was admiring the system on Marc Parsons boat last week where the tether is secured to a piece that is screwed through the hatch itself. Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sylvester Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I am curious to know weather the hatch was: A, loose inside the hatch ? B, installed and fully sealed? C, just under the bungies ? thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyfoley Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Manage to loose the rear Kayaksport hatch for my Cetus. Anyone know where to get one locally or mail order if necessary? Thanks, Al Al: I bought an entire new set for my Cetus this spring at NESC. I hated the hard "tupperware" hatches. The day hatch cracked in half on a cold paddle in February. Osprey also carries all four hatch sizes for the Cetus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcoons Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks for all the help. 1) I assumed it would not be easy to find. However, NESC and CRK both had one. Was going to CRK for some warrantee work so got it there. $80. Ugh 2) It was tethered, and I thought I checked very carefully that it was on well before I left the take-out. However, it seems at my age thinking you checked and actually checking can be very different things. Heard a single loud crack as soon as I got to 70 MPH but did not realize what it was until I got home. Ironically, the tether did not break. The small rubber nubbin where the tether attaches to the underside of the hatch must have ripped off. Thanks again, Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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