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• If anyone's going to Annapolis, please give a report on ATN Dorcap
  • Practical Sailor this Month had a piece on this.
  • I'll be there on Thursday, will check it out...
  • Practical Sailor ahs two others reviewed this month
    • I have a "Hatch Umbrella"
      • I think most boats (mine too even with ample dorade vents) are ventilation challenged in rain.
        • Actually the hatch tent works OK in some conditions
          • Here's an old boat with a "hatch dodger"
            • Another simple option that works in many conditions
              • Some clever designer could improve on this idea
                • This one already has... (grin)
                  • I was able to take a pic of mine tonight
                    • Those both look great. But they rely solely on aft facing hatches, right?
                      • That's correct, Tom
                        • If somebody can come up with the miracle solutiion,
                          • Seems to me the whole key is a Z shaped airflow...
                  • My Atkins-Hoyle hatches are reversing....
  • ATN Dorcap report from Nap...
    • Thanks Jon
      • And you put a throwable in the "hook" of the umblrella to hold it down :^))
        • One less expensive single-purpose doo-dad to stow,