Re: [Paddlewise] Flotation bags - Dirty pipes

I may have access to stuff that other people don't have but I construct my own
float bags real cheap.  In my lab, we use 5 gallon containers to collect
samples.  We also have spigot caps that we use when we want to dispense from
these containers.  I atttach plastic tubing to the cap spigots amd leave them
open.  At the end of tubing, I use a spring clamp to pinch off the tubing.
Because the bags are cubical, they stay in place when I blow them up.   I can
put 2 bags up front and 2 bags behind me.  Cheap, simple, and replaceable.

My boat is naturally buoyant because it is a baidarka and is made of wood and
covering but it floats real high with the bags inflated.  If I had a plastic
boat, I would put them in my front and rear hatches to ensure that they would
never fill with water.

Peter Osman wrote:

> Ralph Diaz wrote
> >Dirty pipes.  The clear tubes used to inflate flotation bags and
> >sponsons get the look that only a petrie dish aficionado would love.
>
> I've noticed that the Klepper sponson, which is a green translucent
> material, shows no sign of mold after a years use twice a week. Is it
> because they use a plastic 'cork' instead of a valve? Or do they have a
> fungicidal plastic? I seem to remember that the Feathercraft sponsons use
> valves also. I'm seriously thinking of cutting off the valves from my float
> baggs and replacing them with a plastic 'cork'.
>
> Phil Huck wrote
> >I found a way. I unscrew the valve as open as possible, then I simply >pull
> >off the valve cover. It snaps off and can be easily pressed back >on and
> >rescrewed tight.
>
> Sounds worth a try before I cut off the valves! Thanks.
>
> All the best, PeterO
>
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