As usual I was surfing Sunday at location ######. The full size Fiberglass kayak has a leak so I used the hand pump every half hour . I decided to see how the pump and Snap Dragon Neoprene spray shirt worked together when hit by a wave. How much water will pour in? With the spray skirt still hooked over the front of cockpit coming, the tight stock cord edge of the skirt held the pump to the side coming. It must have been an interesting sight as I picked up a wave and scouted out in front of the 5 foot breaker, an erect hand pump protruding from my lap. The wash from the break washed over the broached kayak. At the end of the ride the spray shirt was still wreaped around the front of the coming . It took 6 strokes of the hand pump to clear the water out. I did this a number of times from both sides. The spray shirt did pop when I maneuvered broadside to a breaker that dropped down with a direct hit on the deck but even that did not swamp the kayak. A Neoprene spray shirt has an advantage over a nylon shirt. I already know that in surf it stayed in place better. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Another way to pump out I hear, is to put the pump in the tube waist of the skirt. This placement would keep the seal around the coaming intact, but may be awkward in other ways. I haven't tried it. Barbara Kossy in California At 06:21 PM 2/8/99 EST, Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > >As usual I was surfing Sunday at location ######. The full size Fiberglass >kayak has a leak so I used the hand pump every half hour . I decided to see >how the pump and Snap Dragon Neoprene spray shirt worked together when hit by >a wave. How much water will pour in? With the spray skirt still hooked over >the front of cockpit coming, the tight stock cord edge of the skirt held the >pump to the side coming. >It must have been an interesting sight as I picked up a wave and scouted out >in front of the 5 foot breaker, an erect hand pump protruding from my lap. The >wash from the break washed over the broached kayak. At the end of the ride the >spray shirt was still wreaped around the front of the coming . It took 6 >strokes of the hand pump to clear the water out. I did this a number of times >from both sides. The spray shirt did pop when I maneuvered broadside to a >breaker that dropped down with a direct hit on the deck but even that did not >swamp the kayak. > >A Neoprene spray shirt has an advantage over a nylon shirt. I already know >that in surf it stayed in place better. > > > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * --*--*--*-- Sea Kayak Italia - Elba, Italy http://www.seakayakitaly.com tel. 650-728-8720 fax 650-728-8753 bkossy_at_igc.org * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- *--* --*-- *************************************************************************** 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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