Offshore racing rules here (SF Bay) require the hatchboard(s) to be in and secured to a level such that a wave filling the cockpit cannot empty down the companionway entrance...
Do any of you do this? How? I just tie mine down, but the more I think about it the more I wonder if some easier way (like little door bolts on either side of the lowest board?) might be easier, such that I put that in more of the time. Also curious what any of you do offshore... do you have a single-piece hatchboard you just leave in? Do you have rubber or something around the bottom to help seal?
Any experience/thoughts appreciated!
Do any of you do this? How? I just tie mine down, but the more I think about it the more I wonder if some easier way (like little door bolts on either side of the lowest board?) might be easier, such that I put that in more of the time. Also curious what any of you do offshore... do you have a single-piece hatchboard you just leave in? Do you have rubber or something around the bottom to help seal?
Any experience/thoughts appreciated!