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Old 11-18-2005 | 04:51 AM
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From: PooleDorset, UNITED KINGDOM
Default RE: hatches

Yea right,
Just like I said it doesn’t have one, just a pillbox for the electronics like we have been using on I O M for years.

One Piece and Watertight - The RC Laser is molded (deck and hull) in one piece. Except for a 1/16" hole in the transom, used for pressure equalization, the boat is completely watertight. And, yes, it is hollow.
Electronics compartment - The engineering jewel of this boat is the electronics compartment. We have all fought with different ways to keep electronics dry, but this boat took the effort to a new level. When the boat is molded, it has a "cockpit" molded into the deck. A well-designed deck plate is then permanently sealed over this cockpit. The result is the driest, most accessible electronics area in any RC boat. Only those that operate RC equipment around water understand just how important this is - especially when sailed in salt water.

Mr. Peanut - Yes, it is a source of gentle ribbing that the cockpit hatch (entry through the deck plate) is remarkably similar to the plastic cap found on a peanut can. The male section of the hatch, which is molded as a 1" "tower" in the deck plate, ensures a positive snap shut hatch that is very easy to open and close, while being the tightest, most reliable, seal of any hatch in model sailing. It may not be the most aesthetically pleasing hatch, but owners really don't care - it works so well.


The Laser is a nice mass produced RTR ideal for folks with little time or not too much building ability, but it can't offer much in the way of a solution to the perfect water proof hatch.

John.