EP7 Kayak Hatch Installation

In this episode, we install a day hatch in Mark's new sea kayak.

[@soihavetoplay]

Great job guys. I have an old Prijon Seayak (2003) you may ask how come I have not bought a new one. Well, it is indestructible. LOL. But at my age now 62, I may want to get a bigger cockpit entry. I love this day hatch project... another inspiration from you guys. BTW, I am passing the word to some friends about this channel. For all those tinkers... :) Cheers!

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks for spreading the news about the channel! Mark has an old Dagger Atlantis and I have a Necky Elaho and we really keep them around for the same reason, they're indestructible. Thanks for the kind response. It's good to hear from people who enjoy our films

[@anthonyvellat4533]

Great job, thank you for sharing. Happy paddling.

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribe and share with friends. Paddle on!

[@martinlongson3079]

Little tip for a hole saw run in reverse on plastic

[@seakayaklife]

That is a good tip. We actually tried that for a bit but it generated so much heat that it started to melt the plastic. It might have been ok on the actual boat since it's a much harder version of polyethylene, but we didn't like the "all in" one shot you get with a hole saw. That dremel attachment was so easy to control and I'm a big believer in cutting slowly and leave yourself a way out!

[@kelseyriner93]

Y’all are so good at what you do!

[@seakayaklife]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the episode!

[@nickevenson6687]

Great video fellas! Very easy to watch and informative. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks Nick!

[@lonthrall5613]

Thank you!

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks for watching!

[@ourrvsunsets]

Great install video gents!

[@seakayaklife]

Glad you enjoyed it! How's your channel doing?

[@ourrvsunsets]

@@seakayaklife It was growing quite a bit but then client work got in the way so we haven't had time to produce any content in 2 weeks, so that has slowed us down a bit. I hate when work gets in the way of the fun projects. We'll be back in action soon though, thanks for asking.

[@seakayaklife]

@@ourrvsunsets I'm in the same boat and or kayak. Some day the side hustle will be all I do...some day.

[@janeseddon5500]

I have the P&H Scorpio Mk2. All 4 hatches leaked like sieves from the get go, particularly the rear day hatch. The Kayaksport hatch lids do not conform with the moulded plastic rims. Your new day hatch will be watertight because you have a hatch rim that is designed for a hatch lid. Your decision to accept the yellow Valkrie and retro fit a day hatch will prove to be a great decision. Well done. I do enjoy your videos.....Peter

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks Peter for the info. Now I'm worried about my hatch leaking. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the feedback

[@janeseddon5500]

@@seakayaklife Thanks for your response. I must mention though, that all my water intrusions were after surfing and rolling sessions. I see on one of your earlier videos at Tybee Island you guys doing just that. For general paddling around I am sure that your hatches will remain quite dry. By the way, P&H were exceedingly helpful and provided me with replacement hatch lids, but the lid was not the issue of course. I tried a number of ways to seal the hatches, such as cutout silicon rings, foam, and neoprene, to no avail. interestingly I have managed to get an almost perfect fix by covering the hatch with good old bin bag before placing the hatch lid on. No one sees it on the water so who cares? It is the result that counts eh! In case you are wondering I live in Queensland, Australia so all very exotic to see your neck of the woods, so to speak. Stay safe ....Peter

[@seakayaklife]

I have to say, when we started this channel a few months ago, never in my wildest imagination did I think I'd be chatting with a kayaker from Australia. This is amazing thanks so much for reaching out. Made my day! Be safe and paddle on!

[@MilesAcrossUSA]

Cool mod and well presented. 👍

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks! Check out or other videos too. I'll take a look at your channel.

[@nancybutts9190]

Great video .

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks for watching and subscribing. Tell your kayak friends. We're trying to grow the channel. Big plans for episodes this fall.

[@nancybutts9190]

Great job !

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks so much for watching. Please share with friends, we're working hard to grow the channel

[@susanlupton2079]

You did it! A nice hole in an expensive piece of plastic. Good job. Did you lose the tie down point for the hatch security line when you trimmed everything else off the hatch lip? Or is that one of the futzy details you'll cope with later? That's the hatch lid on my P&H that I have the hardest time popping on when in the water and I'd be really nervous if it wasn't on an idiot string.

[@seakayaklife]

We were wondering if anyone would pick up on that! Good observation. We attached the lid leash inside the compartment to the underside of one of the deck fittings. It's actually the same way they attach at the factory if it comes w a rear day hatch. And BTW, we don't go out to sea w/o everything tied down lol 😉

[@dustinfrost5214]

Such a hard job cutting plastic 😂😂

[@seakayaklife]

If you're making a joke, we probably do deserve a laugh for how dramatic we seemed. I mean, cutting plastic is easy, right? What makes it hard is when you realize you have to make a perfect cut cuz there's no real way to recover if you mess up, cut too big, cut in the wrong place, etc. We've done tons of plastic boat mods over the years, mostly drilling holes here and there. If you mess up, you can just plastic weld it and start over. But cutting a 6" circle within 1/16" in a $3000 new boat? It was a little stressful! 😃

[@EpicLittleAdventures]

Very informative! Good job guys!

[@seakayaklife]

Thanks so much!

[@kmb42trini]

Can’t find the hatch is it still available

[@seakayaklife]

We got ours from the P&H USA distributor (Pyranha USA). They didn't have it online, we had to call. You can contact them at: Pyranha US, Inc. Tel [phone]

[@BillH-gm4oq]

Informative, but nerve racking with gut wrenching hole in the boat. Turned out well...

[@seakayaklife]

You got that right. Did you notice a certain Jeep Wrangler in a shot?