[Paddlewise] Custom Cockpit update [lead shot?]

I don't think adding dense ballast to a kayak -- even removable ballast
-- is a good idea.  You never know when you will need all the floatation
you can get.  Before I would use lead, steel or rocks, I would first try
wood or water -- both of which will not affect buouyancy in a swamped
craft.  As for water, I would use pool cover tubes or a poly water
bottle in the compartment where it is needed.

Ken Cooperstein


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