[Paddlewise] sea socks, bailing and burping

My boats are Feathercrafts due to living on one side of the Atlantic  
and summer paddling on the other.  I always use the seasock that came  
with them.  Launching always requires getting into the boat on land  
and sorting foot pegs & burping the sock before climbing in at the  
water's edge.

On flat water (practice on ponds) I've pulled the seasock inside out  
to bail.  On real water I get back in the boat and use a pump.

If I've pulled the sock out I may have to burp it a bit on the way in,  
but I'll usually pop it to adjust the foot pegs anyway as they would  
have shifted a bit with pulling it out.

On real water with no movement of the sock I just climb back in, bail  
and get on with it.  No air should have entered the hold (as well as  
no water - ok VERY little) thus no burping.

For me it keeps the salt water contact on my aluminum frame to a  
minimum.

If you need to burp it after a wet exit I have to wonder if it's  
sealing well enough to do it's job. Do you also get water in the hold?

Cheers,
je
janellen_at_harriman4.net

The world revolves around engineers...only because they choose to pick  
their own coordinate origin.
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