Re: [Paddlewise] Portage Shoes

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:05:45 -0800
 "Robert Livingston & Pam Martin" <bearboat2_at_comcast.net> wrote:

> Having bought 4 pairs of expensive Chotas for my family including one of 
> the
> heavy duty ones and having 3 of the four develop leaks within a couple 
> weeks
> of light use I would no longer recommend them.
>
> By the way, what would people use to repair them?

Something wrong there.  Your experience is different from the others I know 
(maybe 6-7 paddlers) who use Chotas.  I have an older pair with the soft 
soles which has seen very heavy use over 6 years.  They are beginning to leak 
slightly at the seams and where the rubber sole joins the upper neoprene 
part.

A bead of Aquaseal has brought them back to life, but they are tired and so I 
invested in the heavier-duty ones.  If the new ones leak, they'll go back to 
the place I got them.

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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