Re: [Paddlewise] Vibrating Double

Dave,





I too had a strange vibration and low buzzing noise when I first bought my CD
Gulfstream and had had i5t for about 2 weeks.. At first it appeared to be
related to whether or not the skeg was down and I was attributing it to the
skeg vibrating from quartering seas while it was deployed. The previous owner
of the boat assured me that he had never had a vibration or grumbling sound
from the boat.





It took a while, but I finally solved the mystery. I had been keeping my
paddling jacket in the day hatch and putting a water bottle in on top of it.
The weather had warmed up and I stopped carrying the paddling jacket. This
left my RIBBED water bottle free to roll around with the swells and the ribs
were producing the vibration and noise. As soon as I changed water bottle, the
vibration and noise left.





Steve


  ----- Original Message ----- 


  From: Dave Kruger 


  To: Paddlewise 


  Sent: September 09, 2001 8:19 AM


  Subject: [Paddlewise] Vibrating Double








  A week ago my sweetie and I were out paddling) on the river in our wooden


  double sea kayak (a Pygmy Osprey).  Every now and then, it would vibrate,
and


  make a deep buzzing sound.  (No, I am not making this up.)  After the fourth
or


  fifth vibration, we noticed it coincided with the horn blast from an upriver

  ship, no doubt bleating in the thin fog.  The ship was out of sight behind
some


  islands, and probably at least two miles away.  The horn blast was actually



  quite faint.





  My conclusion was that the large open space connecting the two cockpits was



  resonating in sympathy with the note from the ship's horn.





  I guess I should not be surprised at this, although at first it was very
eerie.





  Has anyone else had this happen to them?





  -- 


  Dave Kruger


  Astoria, OR


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