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Step 10Batten the Hatches
The wind is disconcerting. We drive down onto the beach and get stuck in the sand. Oh well. Figure that out later. We unload the canoe parts. This wind will make the water pretty rough a few miles out. We'll need the hatches sealed. Kathleen puts weather stripping on the new hatch lids and ties the bungee cords that hold them down.
The phrase "Batten the hatches" means to actually nail the doors of the ship shut with strips of wood all around over the edges. They did this in storms. The crew who weren't on deck couldn't get out easily. And you know what? If it was rough enough they didn't want to get out.
The phrase "Batten the hatches" means to actually nail the doors of the ship shut with strips of wood all around over the edges. They did this in storms. The crew who weren't on deck couldn't get out easily. And you know what? If it was rough enough they didn't want to get out.
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