Thanks for all the feedback. I originally thought sweating was a major factor but some recent paddles on cooler days with minimal clothing had me just as wet and prompted me to start thinking more about the problem. Also it is not just me being wet there is always several multiple sponge fulls of water in the kayak even when enter/exit is dry from a dock. The condensation idea probably does not apply as our really cold days are usually right after cold fronts and there is low humidity. I do get condensation in my day hatch during much of the warmer months from my frozen water bottles. The one Mountain Surf skirt I had was probably the driest, but it was one of their large bungee and not the rand type. The Snapdragons, IR, and one other all had the same small bungee type attachment. It is probably 1000 miles to the nearest dealer that carries any wide assortment of neoprene skirts so test fitting is not really an option. Maybe it is just a combination of all the mentioned problems. One by itself might not be noticable but several added together might result in the amount of wettness I am getting. I am going to see if I can paddle a couple of friends kayaks and use their skirts and see if it makes a difference. Thanks again for your info. If I discover something specific I will let everyone know. Mark J. Arnold *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 12 2007 - 15:34:47 PST
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