Bob wrote:"Takes a bit of water, so what? " Isn't the problem if it keeps taking water? A cup of water over a day won't matter, but a 70 litre compartment full of water means 70 kg extra in the boat. "I don't rely on air behind the hatch for flotation." I have been using a combination of wine cask bladders, dry bags with gear, and a very useful free 20 litre plastic, or mylar, bladder similar to a wine cask type container, used for Coca Cola syrup in McDonald's Restaurants. These can be saved for you on request. Great recycling, and they come at the right price, free. What are you using? "Trying to create a 100% watertight boat is obsessive, distracting and futile." Those are the qualities of sea kayaking that attract me. Surely we are conquistadores of the useless, fanatical about gear and doing nothing socially useful. Regards, PT | | *************************************************************************** | PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not | to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission | Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net | Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net | Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ | *************************************************************************** | *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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