I'm wondering if anyone has had a Standard HX 350S fail due to leakage. I was on a kayak trip in Baja recently between Bahia de Los Angeles and La Paz. We have had more fronts/storms/and rough water this year than is usual, resulting in going in and out in surf on north facing beaches, and being in breaking waves a good deal of the time etc. I had a Standard HX 350S and a Garmin GPS 12 in West Marine "Aqua Safe" cases. Both cases leaked, allowing the Vhf and GPS to get wet. The Vhf case actually developed a small split, allowing the VHF case to flood. The GPS only took a few drops, and survived fine. I was surprised that the VHF quit working, even though it is supposed to be "submersible" to the 1 meter standard. West Marine said they will replace it, which is good news. Has anyone else had the HX 350S fail due to getting wet? I hope this is not a common problem. Does anyone know of a better waterproof case than the heat welded plastic ones that West Marine sells? Cheers, Jay in CO at 10,600 feet watching it snow. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 28 2001 - 12:35:49 PST
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