Phlopz_at_aol.com wrote: > > The coating wears off in a few minutes of use --allowing water to pass > through into the boat. Feathercraft does not use coatings on its sea socks and although my 2~3 yr. old sea sock allowed a small amount of water seepage, my newer 2 yr. old sea sock, made from a heavier, stiffer nylon, has allowed no seepage through the material what so ever. Nada. > I also worry about the sock pulling off of the coaming and making a mess in > case of a wet exit --although that Murphey's Law prospect did not happen to > me. Anything is possible, I suppose. But in my 3 years of storm and surf paddling my Khatsalano, with plenty of quick exits and LOTS of rescue drills, I still have yet to dislodge the sea sock upon popping the spraydeck. And I don't worry a bit that it might happen, either. :-) What has been something of a problem, though, has been extricating my gummy size 11 5.10s from the sock during those quick exits. Have looked like a clown on more than one occasion, I'm sure... Vince *************************************************************************** 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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