sylvio lamarche wrote: > > Ralph wrote: > > >First the spray deck portion. Why not start off by attaching some > >fiberglass wands (like those used as battens on sails) on the under side > >of the existing spray deck. Attach these at about four points. Just > >ahead of the first cockpit hole; two between that hole and the rear > >paddler's cockpit hole; the fourth one behind the rear paddler. The > >wands should be a bit longer than the width between washboards. > > But will the stays [wand] not want to bend DOWNWARDS instead of upwards > when there is water around... The secret, which I saw in one of those regulation sprayskirts that have such a wand in them is how you sew and position the end sleeves that hold the wand. If the distance across the cockpit from coaming to coaming (or washboard to washboard for Folbot owners) is say 20 inches, get a 24 inch fiberglass wand and position the sleeves so the ends are just at the coamings or washboards. The wands would resist collapsing down because their ends would be touching the coaming or side. It takes a lot of pressure to invert the wands. > > I have the same problem with the klepper...sagging sparydeck...specially in > HOT weather... > > Also have another problem in HOT weather..the spraydeck rim for the skirt > sags inwards and lets the skirt slide off...again this is in hot > weather...any sugestion there ???? Yes, it is made of a soft plastic that gets pretty wimpy looking when being hit by lots of sun in hot weather. Like a wet noodle. It might be worth while to glue some hard material (again such as the wands) to the underside of the rims. This would stiffen the rims a bit and keep them from drooping in hot weather. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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