RE: [Paddlewise] New Kayak - Leaking Bulkheads

I filled the cockpit with several inches of water, (up to the bottom of
seat), and left it on an inclined area of my yard bow down and later rotated
with stern down.

In both cases there was water in the bow and stern compartments, about a
fingers width in depth at the lowest point of the hull.   I haven't checked
the deck fittings or skeg enclosure yet, but as the first indication of
leakage occurred before I even put the yak in the water, I don't believe
that these are the primary problem.

At this point, I'm going to notify the dealer who is also the manufacturer
and make it his problem to fix.

I was primarily looking for a group consensus as to whether leakage of this
kind in a new boat is "acceptable" or not. 

Thanks for everyone's advice.   I'll post interesting aspects of the
continuing story as they occur ...

/Elden
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