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Anyone had bugs eat hatch foam?
By:David Walker
Date: 10/9/2000, 1:20 am

I live in Atlanta. I store my kayak outside. Last year I found that some of my hatch foam (the weatherstripping stuff that CLC uses and probably most other folks) had some hefty holes in it. I replaced it. Now I find the same thing seems to have happened again. Not so bad that it is admitting water, but getting there. Anyone have this problem. Just curious. I don't know if its some kind of foam eating but, or maybe a mouse or something is chewing it and carrying it off to use as nesting material.

Dave Walker

Messages In This Thread

Anyone had bugs eat hatch foam?
David Walker -- 10/9/2000, 1:20 am
Re: Anyone had bugs eat hatch foam?
john rominski -- 10/9/2000, 8:17 pm
Re: Anyone had bugs eat hatch foam?
Tony -- 10/10/2000, 6:49 pm