[Paddlewise] No bulkheads ? Double Chambered Float Bags. Sea Socks.

on 1/15/01 4:20 PM, Dave Kruger at dkruger_at_pacifier.com wrote:

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> For the forward compartment, I fill it with gear (nose down), and then insert
> my seasock, **with a 2-inch-thick foam bulkhead inside it,** into the cockpit.
> The foam bulkhead is sized so it jams firmly against the inside of the hull,
> up
> against the footpedals.  Again, have not tested this with gear up front.
> However, it has never dislodged when surfing the boat empty (airbag up front,
> of course).
> 
> I bet others who do extended touring in unbulkheaded kayaks use sea socks.
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Dave, 

I use a sea sock in my skin boat.  I use the same method you describe with a
3 inch thick foam bulkhead inside the sea sock to hold the sea sock off my
feet and legs.   To make the bulkhead the right size I first made a template
out of cardboard to match the shape of the area right in front of the
footrests, then traced onto the foam and then cut it out.

For floatation I have bow and stern double-chambered float bags.  Gear goes
in the lower chamber then you blow air into the upper chamber to fill the
space above the gear to keep the gear against the hull.

Rex 


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