HI all I've got a boat with valley canoe products hatches on a skerray. Generally these seal very well. However i get leaks to varying degrees at various times, and more so than other skerray owners I have encountered. My bulheads seal, and I don't think I'm getting leaks from the hatch coamings. When left in the sun the hatches bulge, indicating that they are sealing (although the air flow could be very slow). Yet I often get water, although sometimes my boat stays dry. I'm not too worried by this - i'm in no danger of filling my boat, but I'm wondering if when the boat cools, once it hits the water, water is drawn in through the hatches. It has occurred to me too that an application of some sort of grease, perhaps akin to the silicon product used to seal o-rings might help if applied to the coamings. Any ideas? Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? Nick Note new email address Nicholas Gill School of Geography and Oceanography University of NSW Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra ACT 2600 Ph. 02 6268 8317 Mob. 041 7659440 Fax 02 6268 8313 Email: nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/21/99 2:09:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au writes: << I've got a boat with valley canoe products hatches on a skerray. Generally these seal very well. However i get leaks to varying degrees at various times, and more so than other skerray owners I have encountered. My bulheads seal, and I don't think I'm getting leaks from the hatch coamings. >> Similar problem in my VCP Pintail. If you've got a skeg, check the box as a first try. The pressurized hatch idea, mentioned in another response, is definitely the best way to go, but, in the absence of those widgets, put the boat up on hatches, put some (not a lot!) of water in the after compartment, (maybe leave it in the sun, if you have it) and rotate the boat watching for leaks at various angles. It's slower than the pressure method, but it works. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Nick Gill wrote: > Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? > > Nick I don't think so ... the closest I have found is the Knoydart site ... specialise in Valley stuff so lots of info on boats and accessories: http://www.knoydart-kayaking.co.uk/ http://www.knoydart-kayaking.co.uk/kayaks.htm HTH Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Nick Gill asked ... > Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? I do know that Great River Outfitters carries primarily VCP (Valley Canoe Products) and Nigel Dennis Kayaks (NDK). The GRO web site is at ... http://www.erols.com/rapids/GRO/ In fact GRO happens to be the sole U.S. importer and distributor for VCP and NDK products. neal_at_bellhow.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Small Boat Shop in Norwalk, CT, is now selling NDK Romanys. Not sure about any other boats & products in the line, though. -----Original Message----- From: Neil Somos <Neil.Somos_at_mailhost.bellhow.com> To: Colin Calder <c.j.calder_at_abdn.ac.uk> Cc: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 11:16 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] vcp on the web >Nick Gill asked ... >> Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? > >I do know that Great River Outfitters carries primarily >VCP (Valley Canoe Products) and Nigel Dennis Kayaks (NDK). > >The GRO web site is at ... >http://www.erols.com/rapids/GRO/ > >In fact GRO happens to be the sole U.S. importer and distributor >for VCP and NDK products. > >neal_at_bellhow.com >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/21/99 10:15:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, bobvolin_at_bestweb.net writes: << Small Boat Shop in Norwalk, CT, is now selling NDK Romanys. Not sure about any other boats & products in the line, though. >> Not sure this was the way the thread started, but Dana (pronounced "Donna") Chladek, daughter of Stan and Emma Chladek, retails a full line of VCP boats at her Rapidstyle facility in Kensington, Maryland, just north of the Washington, DC Beltway. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>> Similar problem in my VCP Pintail. If you've got a skeg, check the box as a first try. The pressurized hatch idea, mentioned in another response, is definitely the best way to go, but, in the absence of those widgets, put the boat up on hatches, put some (not a lot!) of water in the after compartment, (maybe leave it in the sun, if you have it) and rotate the boat watching for leaks at various angles. It's slower than the pressure method, but it works. Jack Martin >> ************************************************************************* I found a couple of pinhole leaks in Linda's kayak this way, in both the keel and the skeg box. If you have a white hull, it helps to put food dye in the water. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Nick Gill wrote: > Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? > > Nick I don't think so ... the closest I have found is the Knoydart site ... specialise in Valley stuff so lots of info on boats and accessories: http://www.knoydart-kayaking.co.uk/ http://www.knoydart-kayaking.co.uk/kayaks.htm --------- Some good VCP specifications can also be found in the US _at_ http://www.erols.com/rapids/GRO/kayaks.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
My guess is that its not from the hatches but maybe from the seams. If the hatches bulge or dimple in then it's a good sign that things are tight. I try to pop the hatch cover once the boat is in the water to equalize. cya > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Nick Gill > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:02 AM > To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: [Paddlewise] vcp hatches and leaks > > > HI all > I've got a boat with valley canoe products hatches on a > skerray. Generally > these seal very well. However i get leaks to varying degrees > at various > times, and more so than other skerray owners I have encountered. My > bulheads seal, and I don't think I'm getting leaks from the > hatch coamings. > When left in the sun the hatches bulge, indicating that they > are sealing > (although the air flow could be very slow). Yet I often get > water, although > sometimes my boat stays dry. I'm not too worried by this - > i'm in no danger > of filling my boat, but I'm wondering if when the boat > cools, once it hits > the water, water is drawn in through the hatches. It has > occurred to me too > that an application of some sort of grease, perhaps akin to > the silicon > product used to seal o-rings might help if applied to the > coamings. Any > ideas? > > Does anyone know if VCP is on the web? > > Nick > > Note new email address > > Nicholas Gill > School of Geography and Oceanography > University of NSW > Australian Defence Force Academy > Canberra ACT 2600 > > Ph. 02 6268 8317 > Mob. 041 7659440 > Fax 02 6268 8313 > > Email: nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au > > ************************************************************** > ************* > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/21/99 9:13:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com writes: << The pressurized hatch idea, mentioned in another response, is definitely the best way to go, but, in the absence of those widgets, put the boat up on hatches... >> Guess everybody realizes I meant to type "sawhorses", right? Jack *************************************************************************** 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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