----- Original Message ----- From: <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com> > > ... My boat takes on more water than I think it should when the coaming is > > below the water line (as when I am skulling). When I do this I can feel > > the water coming into the boat ... > > Is the water entering the hull itself or the seasock? Are both seasock and > spraydeck wrinkle free around the coaming? Is the bead around the edge fo the > deck material fully seated in the coaming all the way around? > There have been discussions on this in my newsletter. Basically, a paddler using a sea sock needs to bleed air out of the hull or face having the sea sock cling to him. But that creates a bit of negative pressure in the hull and when you tip over that negative pressure or small vacuum tends to suck water in. The solution that has been worked out by Feathercraft is to improve the seasock. It is now available with a neoprene rim. That, mated with a neoprene sprayskirt (or a combi skirt with a nylon tunnel and neoprene deck), tends to minimize the amount of such water entry. You also may be getting leakage through the seam. It was only in the year 2000 that Feathercraft finally introduced the welded seams. ralph diaz-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 30 2001 - 09:07:27 PDT
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