Kayaks aren't supposed to be submarines (squirt boaties apart that is ;-) How about ..... Fill the boat with a range of gear loads (dry bags filled with sand can be quickly deployed here) then with each load: Roll the kayak x number of times hold the boat on its side with a sculling brace for a couple of minutes Re-enter and roll (kayak with a cockpit of water), pump it out go surfing for an hour .... If you think that testing a sea kayak by going sea kayaking is inappropriate just tie each end down to a large anchor at low tide, and come back in 12 hours, open the hatches and see how much water got in ..... oh oh .... hang on .... what did I say on the first line :-) Cheers Colin 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 14 2000 - 09:47:56 PDT
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