RE: [Paddlewise] Sea-sock vacuum

I think it was Peter who had a question on the vacuum behind sea-sock
interfering with draining water by turning sea-sock inside out.   There is
a slight vacuum in my kayak that helps keep the top and sides of the sock
from falling back down on my legs.  I am not sure how it affects turning
the sock inside out because I never do that to drain water.  With the sock
in place all the sides seem to angle back to the cockpit opening.  Lifting
the front of the kayak even just slightly while upside down drains all the
water.  It drains more out than just about any bulkheaded kayaks I have
seen.  If you did want to turn it inside out and had a problem  you could
break any vacuum by pulling a small section of the sock bungee off the rim.
I do this after entering the kayak to make it easier to push the end of the
sock forward and to push the sides of the sock out against the sides of the
kayak.  On my sock I can create a small opening about 1 ft back from the
front of the cockpit without really affecting the overall tightness of the
sock on the rim.  Check your sock's fit to see if you can find a spot where
you can get a small opening for "vacuum breaking" without loosening the
sock to the point that it might come off the rest of the rim.

Mark J. Arnold
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