Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge  

Go Back   Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge > Kayak Fishing Forum - Message Board > General Kayak Fishing Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-23-2010, 05:05 PM   #1
Grego
Senior Member
 
Grego's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 445
New Hatch...Malibu Kayaks

Great new hatch design from Malibu Kayaks....

Grego is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2010, 05:49 PM   #2
stairman
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 84
will it fit old xfactor hatches as a replacement?
stairman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2010, 05:55 PM   #3
467echo
Rookie of the Month Club
 
467echo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mira Mesa
Posts: 483
Quote:
Originally Posted by stairman View Post
will it fit old xfactor hatches as a replacement?
I'd buy one if it did! Good question
__________________
they are getting bigger....
467echo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2010, 07:40 PM   #4
Matt
Support your local pangas
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lj
Posts: 976
I talked to the guys at Malibu Kayaks today and when I asked if that hatch could be retrofitted onto an existing xfactor, extreme etc... they said it wouldn't be "ideal" but definitely could be done!! I will post up how my retrofit goes when I get that new style hatch and will post some pics of the retro-fitting, I don't think it'll be a problem at all!
__________________
Thanks Matt F.
Matt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2010, 07:46 PM   #5
Iceman
Administrator
 
Iceman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
I have an X 13 and a Stealth 14 with these new hatches in the store. I would imagine the frame is the same, although instead of the 24 rivets there are 14 thru bolts, so new holes would need to be drilled.

I like this hatch, it may take some maintenance to keep it operating smoothly, time will tell. I really like that it has an o ring on the frame and a gasket on the hatch. The hinge will make it much easier to grab something from below as well as one key to turn.
__________________
Iceman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2010, 09:04 PM   #6
yakrider
Senior Member
 
yakrider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 611
no big deal on th emaintainance...
on the Hobie hatches I use Aquaseal silicone spray
on the hinges, seals, and lock to keep them
operating smoothly...
no big deal...
it works great for keeping the rudder smooth as well
yakrider is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2010, 08:44 AM   #7
Grego
Senior Member
 
Grego's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 445
Quote:
Originally Posted by yakrider View Post
no big deal on th emaintainance...
on the Hobie hatches I use Aquaseal silicone spray
on the hinges, seals, and lock to keep them
operating smoothly...
Yeah, but these are for kayaks....we use our hands and fingers to open them, not our feet and toes
Grego is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:13 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
© 2002 Big Water's Edge. All rights reserved.