At 11:02 PM 3/22/01 +0100, merijn wijnen wrote: >I was really amazed about the amount of reactions on my mail about >selfbailers (actually, I really new that word, but lost it somewere in >the mess under my skull). > >The most interesting thing about the reactions is, that most people >say it wo'nt work on a kayak. > >Then, Kirk comes along: 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. > >Conclusion: The only positive reaction is by someone who actually >uses them! There was another post from another person with them in his marathon C2 who doesn't like them. My 2 canoes with the bailers are kept squeaky clean. They are kept in bags when transported and I periodically lube the bailers. I may just be lucky that I'm compulsive about taking care of some of my gear. I'm also concerned about getting at the bailer to operate it in a kayak. I did a little web searching for the bailers, from elvstrom, they appear to be fairly popular with small racing sailboats. 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 Thu Mar 22 2001 - 14:52:24 PST
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