Cardiff Sat 4/17

[Billy V]

Bob,

I always carry 2 grout sponges, the good ones from home depot. They absorb a large volume of water.

Place one inside the center hatch it will absorb any water that passes into the hull and can be rung out easily.

The other sponge is for mopping up under the seat after surf launching, and cleaning my bloody deck.

Billy

[thien]

However this is how I solved mine. I've had the same issue with my Revo, and the leaky front hatch. The black gasket from the front hatch was not sealing sufficiently, therefore every time the bow would punch through the wave while launching, a annoying amount of h2o would get inside the hull. Went to Home Depot and invested 6.00 for weather sealing foam with 3m, and now only have a few drops of water that get through, even after taking a few to the chest. Left a little gap for my fish finder cables as well. This completely sealed the front hatch with the black hobie gasket, and has stayed in place.