Dana wrote: - >My preference is for top deck discharge. >For a check valve I use a rubber plug. >The plug is drilled lengthwise..... G'Day Dana and Paddlewise, I use the same system and agree about the top discharge being better. A nice thing about the plug system is it also helps to keep those last remnants of saltwater leaking out on to the top of my car during transport home. Just occasionally I forget to put the plug in and halfway though a choppy trip will notice the cockpit starting to fill with water. Seems to me that even just a few litres of water sloshing around in the cockpit of a hardshell really spoils the performance of my kayak in a following sea. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 15 2004 - 13:58:28 PDT
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