>Question .... Are the drain plugs simple holes or do they have any valve ??? >How deep in the water do they work ??? What diameter ??? Are they placed >parallel to the hull, or do they have any angle to the water ??? >What's the experience with sot's owners ??? The holes in the bottoms of many SOTs aren't a challenge since the hull is thick enough that even loaded water does not come through the drain holes (scuppers). On the Twogood Mako there are 2 venturi bailers. One on each footwell. These are basically a hole in the hull with a small shield (that looks like 1/4 of an egg) over the front of the hole. I believe there is some water in the footwells of the Mako when not moving. The water drains very quickly when underway. There is a constant sucking sound as the boat is paddled. The self bailer in my canoes (the same bailer as http://www.sculling.com/self_bailer.html ) needs to be deployed in order to function. To deploy the bailer a metal lever needs to be lifted before the bailer can be pushed through the hull. The lever can then be used to pull the bailer back up when it is no longer needed. The bailer has a trap door at the back that allows water to easily flow out and reduces inflow. If the bailer was left deployed when the boat isn't moving water would slowly fill the boat. I think this bailer would be awkward to access in most kayaks, since having physical access to it is necessary to deploy and retract it. I'm not good enough with my feet inside a kayak to try and deploy or retract it. I am able to operate the bailer with my foot in the canoes. 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 - 10:56:50 PST
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