Michael Daly wrote: > You could also use a bit of tightly woven cotton and rely on the > cotton swelling when wet to reduce water intrusion. If the > compartment heats, the cotton will breath easily. If it cools, the > wet cotton will likely allow a bit of water to be sucked in, but > nothing serious. Hmmmmm. Of course. So a bit of cloth tape, like hockey tape, would do the job just fine. You could even put a pair of smaller holes (like 3/64 or so) to minimize water flow while allowing air to equalize easily. GaryJ +--------------------------------+ | /"\ | | \ / | | X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN | | / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL & NEWS | +--------------------------------+ *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jul 20 2003 - 11:41:34 PDT
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