>My british heavy... the Romany 18 has sprung a leak in the aft section... >The culprit (I hope) is a cracked tube housing the skeg cord. > >(1) Anyone know the inside diameter of this rubber tube? Inches or metric; >and >(2) what can you recomend as a sealant when refitting the replacement tube? The rubber tube is clear vinyl tubing, approx. 5/8 inch ID. No sealant required, just two hose clamps. More likely the leak is coming from the rim of the KayakSport hatch. The rim is made of glass filled polypro and does not adhere completely to the kayak with the resin. I was in Anglessey in the fall and asked them about it. They've tried several things. They were constructing a mold to make the rims out of fiberglas which should solve the problem. I had good luck with sealing the crack between the kayak and the rim with a very thin bead of 3M marine sealant on my Romany. Dennis *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 11 1999 - 16:39:13 PDT
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