Ralph Diaz: ... 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. ... Ralph Hoehn: It's exactly this phenomenon, with which I've been trying to come to grips: If "burping" the seasock is only a temporary measure due to leaks in the hull or between the sea sock and the coaming, then aren't we faced with a clingy seasock again? Or is the leak in the original question so small that it was really a "red herring" to worry about the tiny amounts of water that would have come in by the time the seasock would have long "deflated" already? Was the "new" Khatsalano already equipped with neoprene reinforced seasock rims? Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** 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 - 09:33:33 PDT
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