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The Old Town Vapor 12 Stern Hatch Kit converts the stern day well on the Old Town Vapor Kayak to a covered hatch area. The hatch is easy to install and the hatch rope let's you open the hatch from the comfort of the cockpit. The hinged cover creates a water-tight seal protecting your belongings. Installation instructions are available under the Resources tab. The kit includes the hinged hatch cover, cherry rivets, hatch rope, and instructions.


  • Converts your stern well into covered storage
  • Fits the stern hatch area of the Old Town Vapor 12 and Vapor 12S
  • Hatch rope lets you open the hatch from the cockpit
  • Easy to install
  • Kit includes: hatch cover with hinge, cherry rivets and hatch rope

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01.1331.0601
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Old Town Vapor 12 Stern Hatch Kit
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Very quick delivery easy install perfect fit great addition to our Vapors
 
 
 

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Old Town Vapor 12 Stern Hatch Kit
December 15, 2014
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fvpar

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December 15, 2014
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Vapor hatch was easy to install and works great. They ought to include it on original purchase of Old Towne kayaks.
 
 
 

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Old Town Vapor 12 Stern Hatch Kit
February 08, 2013
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February 08, 2013
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This was my second 12' Vapor hatch kit. The initial fit and quality out of the box on this one was even worse than the first one (which was bad). The hinge area was all distorted and needed fixed. Luckily, these hatches respond well to heat, so you can use a heat gun to very carefully mold it back into shape. I suspect these have been sitting in a box in a hot warehouse at Old Town's distribution center for probably 7 years when they were first made in 2010. This is not ACK's fault in any way (I just want to make that clear...they're just the seller)! The fitment of the included hinges is pretty poor. It is a very how- ya-going design. It took me a good 30 minutes before committing to drill, just because they fit so wonky, I wasn't even sure if it would work. The secret is to apply A LOT of downward pressure on the rear of the hatch, which flattens out the hinge brackets. You will need to have someone hold the front of the hatch to keep it from popping back (or use a strap to hold it down, like I did). The included rivets are absolutely junk. Do not use them! They do not break cleanly. Lesson learned. I used some SEA-LECT Designs rivets instead, which worked beautifully. Also be sure to use lots of silicone around the hinge brackets, just because they're not the greatest fit. The kit tells you to drill two holes and use the included 1/8'' bungee to secure the front of the hatch. I decided against this, because why go through all the trouble of waterproofing your deck, but then add holes that can't be waterproof? Also, I could tell that 1/8'' bungee wasn't going to offer a secure hold on the hatch. Instead I used 1/4'' bungee and rigged up a deck bungee setup with pad eyes in a design that would securely hold the hatch closed (see photos). The middle pad eyes are open hook, so I can undo the bungee to open the hatch. This is a very secure setup and also provides a rear deck area to store things. The hatches themselves are not very waterproof. More like "splash proof". To help waterproof them, I added "M-D Building Products 1033 Rubber Auto & Marine Weather Stripping" around the rim of the hatch to help seal them (see photo). This helped out tremendously with getting a better seal. It's not water tight, but it does a much better job of keeping things dry if you get really wet. I also lined one hatch with "Reflectix Double Insulation" and silicone, turning one hatch into a cooler (see photo). Both of these products are available at your local big box hardware store. Overall this kit is very disappointing, but it is our only option for 12' Vapor kayaks...so we have to make do with it. I hear the 10' Vapor version fits slightly better, probably due to its small size. It is also $20 cheaper for some reason. If you look at Old Town's website, they've moved away from this design hatch on newer 12' Vapor models, understandably why.
 
 
 
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