twist and seal hatches on a H18 yes or not?

Would you install these on a hobie cat? or are they only for kayaks?
fors i see
easy to open
more water tight than standard hatch covers
againsts
hinges getting broken...and not being flat...
cork screw like closing mechanism getting broken....
black standing out on white hull....

also any one got the fat bags? do they sort of hang inside the hull without touching the botom?
Also what could you fit in them? say? how many beer cans...or clothes or wallet keys digicam with marine cover ... ham and cheese rolls? pic nics
marine radio, etc etc any experience?
what happens if you have some water in the hulls
do they keep your stuff dry 100%???

They'll go on your Hobie Cat just fine. I believe's theres instruction on the process on the beachcats page. or else on the Hobie Help Support documents page. I haven't really had any problems with mine. They sure are good to eliminate soft spots. But I have an unconscious desire to pitchpole, so I avoid putting beer, water, etc in there. Also because getting out things and opening the hatch is not always safe when you cant beach it.

The O-rings work pretty well to seal it. and i dont know what you mean by hinges. I just have a corkscrew one. Sometimes you have to clean the threads quick, but thats easy. My bag has plenty of clearance off of the bottom. I usually just put keys and stuff in there, but no they dont keep things dry for me at least. I put everyhting in ziplocs.

Hope this helps.

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Peter Scranton
'14 Tandem Island "Awesome"
'03 Windrider Rave "Menage a Trois"

I´mean the Twist-n-seal hatches (not normal twist hatch) are these ok to put on a H18???

You can see them here:
http://www.hobiecat.com/support/pdfs/06_4-5.pdf

Does anyone know the price? are they arround 40$ each for the 8" ones or is that the pair


Also what exact bag do you have? the fat bag?

Could you post links to those installation manuals you are talking about

I think they are $40 each. Will work on your 18. A little overkill but nice design. Are made to be submerged on a kayak, hopefully they won't be under water long on your boat. Fat bag can hold 4 beers and a little ice. Its hard to get things out of the fat bag and must be filled while hanging in the porthole. I say go for it!!

Your stuff will not stay dry. At least mine doesn't. But they are great if you need the storage space.

Oops I mean the fat cat bags.