Dave - you may have fixed your leak. Obviously, the next thing to do is to test-paddle the boat either in rough seas, or while doing some rolling-rescue practice. If you're still seeing water inside, (1) be sure your spray skirt is intact; little tears and/or slightly poor fit can let a lot of water in - (2) repeat the test you've already done, making sure the boat is dry on the outside. Have the spray skirt on securely, then s-l-o-w-l-y tip the boat to one side, all the way so that water comes up onto the spray skirt on the inside. hold it there for several seconds. Repeat on the other side. Be sure there's enough water in the boat so that water will reach everywhere you might have a leak. If there's any question that leakage might be coming from a forward or aft compartment, test these separately, but s-l-o-w-l-y rotate the boat all the way around, so that you're testing the seal of bulkhead to deck as well. A leak which looks minor during testing can let in a surprisingly large amount of water during a paddling session. If you're still getting significant leakage through your rudder mechanism, it's probably a good idea to call Eddyline and ask them how to proceed. There are several different ways to approach this problem, and they'll surely have had experience with it in the past. Bill Hansen Ithaca NY *************************************************************************** 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 28 2000 - 06:53:48 PDT
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