snakey
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Post by snakey on Oct 29, 2009 6:00:23 GMT -1
ah..... sorry i see what you mean now. i always seem to have a bit of water in the hull when i'm out for three or four hours. but when i filled the hull with water i couldn't find any leaks, but my mate said its probably from the front hatch during launching and landing
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Post by THURSOMAN on Oct 29, 2009 11:50:15 GMT -1
Hi mate, did you try turning the kayak upside down after you filled it with water?
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Post by BUDDY on Oct 29, 2009 15:49:14 GMT -1
Hi mate, did you try turning the kayak upside down after you filled it with water? Dont try to roll or lift the kakak full of water. The kayak will be too heavy and could split the hull. Most kayaks take on a little water over a trip, It is most likley be a hatch cover or even more likley to be rivits, dry gaskets around rod holders or bolts need nipping up. Hope this helps. Steve
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Post by THURSOMAN on Oct 29, 2009 16:09:52 GMT -1
Aye, sorry I didn't mean fill the kayak with any more than a couple of pints. I find with mine even a couple of pints of water when turned around shows water coming out of the hatch. Chris
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snakey
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Post by snakey on Oct 29, 2009 18:47:10 GMT -1
i havent checked it upside down yet but i will. the neoprene cover on the main hatch isstill a fairly tight fit though. one of the smaller dry hatches has a bulkhead and is sealed from the inside of the hull so i doubt that this one is the culprit. but there is an extra one in the tankwell which just has a nylon bag attached, andthis is usually wet after a paddle. with it only being a small amount of water , i'm not unduelly worried but it wouldbe nice to find the leak. i may think about stashing some plastic bottles in the hull now ;D
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Post by hursty on Oct 30, 2009 7:28:42 GMT -1
snakey is correct. You are not creating extra flotation only preventing water displacing the degree of flotation ;D
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Post by THURSOMAN on Oct 30, 2009 9:01:00 GMT -1
Well worded that hursty. Snakey avoid the temptation to collect loads of little drink bottles etc and put them in your kayak. They will rattle about like mad and drive you crazy. If you reckon plastic bottles is the way to go only use big ones that you can secure in there. I use used car tubes( as I know a few others here do)I got free from my local tyre centre. But as Buddy I think advised, be careful the way you place/inflate these so that you don't damage your kayak. I also use one of those big Excercise ball things for my friends kayak that has no fishfinder in. It was about £3 from tescos. What ever to decide to go with remember depending on what you use will add to the weight of you kayak. So that might be a deciding factor also. Those little bottles don't seem heavy but you'll need loads to fill it. ;D Assume this is not what you were thinking in the first place but just in case. ;D Chris
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Post by snakey on Oct 30, 2009 19:19:40 GMT -1
yeah , i thought about those 5 litre water bottles or at a pinch the 2 litre pop bottles.... or perhaps a load of helium filled kiddies balloons and turn it into a skayak ;D
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Post by BUDDY on Oct 30, 2009 21:29:52 GMT -1
Hi. If you want extra floatation inside the hull you could do worse than buying air bags as used in white water kayaks. These can be bought off ebay quite cheap, are inflatable so can be used in any number of kayaks you may own. Steve.
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Post by andyw on Jan 25, 2010 19:55:58 GMT -1
I have read on some web sites people stuffing there yaks with pool noodles for buoyancy they reccomend 4 inch noodles i have tried sourcing some but can only find one supplier from USA shipping costs have detered me from ordering some see below) Hi Andy, I could ship these to you in the UK. The shipping cost would be $40.00 plus the cost of the noodles, the total would be $55.58. They would go by Priority Mail and the transit time is aprox. 6 - 12 days. If you would like to order, you can call or e-mail your information as we do not accept order's outside the US or Canada online at this time. I would need complete mailing address, billing address and your approval of the above total for 2 Big Boss Water Noodles plus the shipping. (Also specify if you have any color preference for the noodles or if it does not matter) Thank you, Lisa National Discount Pool Supplies, LLC 8920-58th place suite 850 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144 Toll Free 1-866-736-0732 www.e-pool-store.comnot sure about exchange rates but 15 dollars to buy and 40 dollars to post is not on next question is if we want to add some buoyanccy to our kayaks how about re-cycling the polystyrene packaging we get at christmas surrounding all the kids toys and your new 50 inch flat screen tv,s i have some for the bin it feels lighter than the pool noodle i bought from decathalon at stockport and is larger in size ,i am thinking of stuffing any old polystyrene i come accross into my kayak as added buyancy any advice on this subject would be appreciatited.
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Post by BUDDY on Jan 25, 2010 21:21:13 GMT -1
Cheap way round it is to use old car inner tubes but dont over inflate them. Personally i dont use anything. When i get a kayak i remove and reseal all the screws and gaskets. this has always done the trick for me. Steve
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Post by ZEBRA on Jan 26, 2010 21:51:46 GMT -1
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