At 12:09 AM 3/21/01 +0100, Peter Unold wrote: >Merijn asks: >>And, please, help me out: how do you call it in English?? >It's called a self bailer or just bailer. Here's a picture of a bailer >in a single scull: http://www.sculling.com/self_bailer.html > >I've often wondered how well a bailer would work in seakayak, but I >haven't got the guts to actually cut a hole in my kayak to find out. I was hunting around for a picture of that. I've got those self bailers in a couple of my canoes. They work great. You don't have to be moving all that fast to get them to work. Normal kayak paddling speeds would work. I didn't install them, they were available as options from WeNoNah canoes. I would think they would be difficult to access in a kayak. The self bailer mounts flush with the bottom of the hull and you lower it to get it to function. There is a hinge along the lead edge of the bailer and a "trap door" at the back, that opens when the boat moves forward (venturi effect). The bailer is normally kept closed and opened only when bailing would be necessary. kirk *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 21 2001 - 07:38:48 PST
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