Valley Sea Kayaks have designed these hatch covers to be light in weight and easy to fit. They have also over the years been the number one choice for many other sea kayak brands. So whilst you may not have a Valley Sea kayak such as the Etain RM, its possible these are the hatch covers you need.
The most popular of these round kayak hatches is the "day hatch". This appears on most Valley Sea Kayaks such as the Etain RM, Sirona RM and also the Etain Composite plus many others. The "pod hatches" then come in two sizes. The one you need is then dependant on whether you have a "separate hatch" or a "recessed hatch". The two final round kayak hatches fit the very front of the sea kayaks. There is a round kayak hatch for models such as the North Shore Atlantic RM. The other option suits boats such as the Valley Sirona 16-1 Composite which is one of the fiberglass sea kayak options form Valley.
Valley Kayak Hatch Cover - Day Hatch: This suits plastic sea kayaks with the moulded rim or as fitted on the composite kayaks the ABS hatch rim.
This kayak hatch suits hatch rims of 20cm in diameter. The hatch cover itself measures 23cm in diameter.
Valley Kayak Hatch Cover - Pod Hatch: Recessed, this suits Valley kayaks which as the Etain RM which features the removable pod hatch.
This kayak hatch cover suits rims of 14.5cm diameter, while the hatch cover itself has a diameter of 17cm
Valley Kayak Hatch Cover - Large RM: This is ideal for the front hatch of a kayak such as the North Shore Atlantic RM or the Valley Gemini SP RM.
This kayak hatch cover suits rims of 26.5cm diameter and the hatch cover itself measures 29.5cm in diameter.
Valley Kayak Hatch Cove - Large Composite: This is ideal for the front hatch of a fibreglass sea kayak such as the Valley Sirona 16-1 composite.
This kayak hatch cover suits rims with a diameter of 25.5cm and the hatch cover itself has a diameter of 28.5cm
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