Sorry folks! I should have added that the amount of leakage is not extreme under normal paddling conditions in terms of volume. Though hard to quantify due to varying weather/water conditions, time on water, number of times rolled, rocked, swept over, etc. but almost all of the time it certainly is enough to completely soak up an XL cotton T-shirt or two. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Tynan, James Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 12:21 PM To: 'PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net' Subject: Hatch leakage from Current Designs kayaks ... Just wondering if anyone else has experienced hatch-leakage problems with their Current Designs kayak(s). I've owned a Gulfstream and now paddle a Solstice ST. Both superb machines, but also ones that leak. Not only did the Gulfstream come from the factory with a leak in the stern hatch -- due to incorrectly applied fiberglass around the skeg -- but the front and "day" hatch both let in enough water during a day's paddle to soak up anything not in a water-tight bag. And sure enough, the Solstice does the same thing. Both the stern and forward hatches manage to take in enough water to soak up clothes, etc. Interestingly, the Solstice uses both hatch cover designs -- the rear is "sealed off" with a gasket-lined plastic cover and criss-crossed webbing with cam locks. The front is a round pop-off rubber hatch cover. Also important here is that the leakage occurs regardless of the weather/water conditions. Smooth lake paddling with a handful of cool-off rolls produces the same leakage problem as have some of the rougher Gulf paddles I've been on. Any one else having a problem of this sort? Any suggestions on how to rectify? Jim Tynan Pike Road AL http://home/worldnet.att.net/~kayakbound *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 22 1999 - 12:04:23 PST
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