I've got a V7 on order and I'm getting rather concerned with the reports of the hatches collapsing and the boats flooding. I want the V7 as a rough use boat, surfing, rockhopping, river running and rough weather training, it needs to be reliable and it must be safe, two things that it seems to be failing at .
Is the hatch a strange size, or is it a standard Vcp or Kajaksport rim, can I retrofit a solid cover or are we doomed to this weird fabric thing? Does anyone have any idea why a solid cover wasn't used?
I ordered my boat back in January and have been patiently waiting for them to arrive, but if it's not going to be reliable I think I'll cancel my order and think again.
