Apresentation and help on the extreme front hatch - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Ramos23 · 07-10-2008, 10:34 AM

Hi!

My name is Godinho Ramos, I´m from Portugal, I have 30 years old and I got a Malibu eXtreme at five months ago for fishing, but I have a problem with the front hatch.

I read some posts at this forum about some people with same problem
and I made my decision i gonna siliconed like bassboyc tells in this post:

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=3241

I have only a question, to siliconed, we take off the ruber that was supost to seal the hatch or we just put silicone around?

Thx

P.S. - Sorry for my english

TheSherThang · 07-10-2008, 10:45 AM

I think what CJ said was to seal the rubber gasket to the kayak with the Marine Goop and then add another layer of weather stripping Gooped to the gasket to make it taller, thus sealing better.

Tman · 07-10-2008, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramos23

Hi!

My name is Godinho Ramos, I´m from Portugal...
P.S. - Sorry for my english

Don't worry, your English is better than half of the people that post on these boards...lol

Can't wait to see some pictures of the fishing over there...

Siebler · 07-10-2008, 12:43 PM

I always just ran the silicone along the base of that weather stripping. OR you could replace the gasket with trimlock like Ocean kayaks. Or if you really wanted to you could just add trimlock to the hatch itself creating a double gasket.

Ramos23 · 07-10-2008, 02:33 PM

Hi!

Thanks you all for the help

Tomorrow I gonna seal that front hatch like bassboyc explains.

And after I go to the water I will tell how it goes.

About the pictures, I promess that when I catch a fish has big as the ones I saw in the Pictures Gallery I will post them.(Probably Never)lol

But doesn´t matther I Simply Love Kayakfishing!

bajadog · 07-10-2008, 04:56 PM

Ramos,

Good luck on the big fish.

You never know what you will catch until you try.

Handymansd · 07-10-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramos23

But doesn´t matther I Simply Love Kayakfishing!

That's what is is all about!

lamb · 07-11-2008, 09:05 AM

My buddy Jasmin had the best solution for leaky eX hatch - duck tape the crap out of it!

If you don't need access, that may as well be the way to go.
Welcome to BWE Ramos! Great to see guys from good 'ol Europe. Hope to see some fish reports from you.

JimPat · 07-12-2008, 08:27 AM

Pictures are worth a 1000 words, or something like that. Anyone have a shot of the additional weather striping?

Thanks,
Jim

07-10-2008, 10:34 AM	#1
Ramos23 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 78	Apresentation and help on the extreme front hatch Hi! My name is Godinho Ramos, I´m from Portugal, I have 30 years old and I got a Malibu eXtreme at five months ago for fishing, but I have a problem with the front hatch. I read some posts at this forum about some people with same problem and I made my decision i gonna siliconed like bassboyc tells in this post: http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=3241 I have only a question, to siliconed, we take off the ruber that was supost to seal the hatch or we just put silicone around? Thx P.S. - Sorry for my english

07-10-2008, 12:43 PM	#4
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	I always just ran the silicone along the base of that weather stripping. OR you could replace the gasket with trimlock like Ocean kayaks. Or if you really wanted to you could just add trimlock to the hatch itself creating a double gasket. __________________ CJ Siebler

07-10-2008, 04:56 PM	#6
bajadog I eats what I kills Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 393	Ramos, Good luck on the big fish. You never know what you will catch until you try. __________________ Please release bill-fish.

07-11-2008, 09:05 AM	#8
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	My buddy Jasmin had the best solution for leaky eX hatch - duck tape the crap out of it! If you don't need access, that may as well be the way to go. Welcome to BWE Ramos! Great to see guys from good 'ol Europe. Hope to see some fish reports from you. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

07-10-2008, 10:45 AM	#2
TheSherThang Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 82	I think what CJ said was to seal the rubber gasket to the kayak with the Marine Goop and then add another layer of weather stripping Gooped to the gasket to make it taller, thus sealing better.

07-10-2008, 02:33 PM	#5
Ramos23 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 78	Hi! Thanks you all for the help Tomorrow I gonna seal that front hatch like bassboyc explains. And after I go to the water I will tell how it goes. About the pictures, I promess that when I catch a fish has big as the ones I saw in the Pictures Gallery I will post them.(Probably Never)lol But doesn´t matther I Simply Love Kayakfishing!

07-12-2008, 08:27 AM	#9
JimPat Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego (La Mesa) Posts: 54	Pictures are worth a 1000 words, or something like that. Anyone have a shot of the additional weather striping? Thanks, Jim