Vin Rodriguez's Page

"The front hatch has the foam hatch, much like weatherstripping in a door frame. I have never experienced any leakage. "

"I see that other kayak makers are using a 3 point latch system. I.ve always felt that the 2 latches on the Orbix was too far apart and that it couldn't form a good seal and that the three point latch system will also help with warped hatches.…"

"Whats your gasket made of? Last weekend I went to Halfmoon Bay for a little crab and rock fish, turned out visibility was to poor to go out so I drove home in the rain, about an hour and a half in pretty heavy rain. I had more water inside than…"

"This is odd, I have a 2012 Ride and the only time I got water in the front hatch was when I hit a tree sideways after sliding out of a Z-shaped chute and the front was driven under water. I've washed my kayak at the carwash several times and I…"

"I ended up with about a cup of water in mine, some on the water and some when I washed them afterward. I was able to get replacement gaskets from Wilderness through a rep. Now I prop the hatch open at home, being careful to keep the hatch open, off…"

"They tend to leak quite a bit on my 135 also. The older Tupperware lids were better."

"How much of a leak are you having? No kayak company makes a 100% sealed hatch or storage system. There has to be some breathing room for moisture and heat buildup to escape. If it has to stay dry, it has to go into a dry box or dry bag."

"I have two Tarpons (120 & 140) and yes the front hatches leak. I contacted Wilderness, which wasn't easy. They sent new gaskets, that helped, but the front hatch still leaks. I asked about changing to the tupperware, but Wilderness…"

"thanks for the info Steve. im really looking into getting the access hatch as i do want access to the rear of the yak."

"Vin, you might want to take a look at yak attack's "Full Back" http://yakattack.us. ; It's a neat little device .   "

"You could use well nuts (http://www.austinkayak.com/products/1096/Well-Nut.html) and a flag bracket (http://www.austinkayak.com/products/877/4-Foot-Kayak-Safety-Flag-Mount.html)."

"maybe you could try installing a set of these giving you a lil more leverage with something higher than the…"