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Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
By:Randy Knauff
Date: 11/27/2000, 3:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry (Greg Stamer)

: Jay,

: It sounds as if your floatbags have inadequate volume, rather than being a
: failure of floatbags in general. You may need more than one bag in each
: end filling as much volume as possible, just as you would on a bulkheaded
: boat. I prefer bulkheads on my hardshells but I don't see how they would
: be practical in a traditional skin boat. I am still searching for a good
: floatbag system, many folks have mentioned that the floats sold by the
: Broze brothers (Mariner kayaks), are a good choice and come with
: extra-long inflation hoses. I may try these on my next (H.C. Petersen
: style) skin boat, or find a way to make my own.

: Greg Stamer

Northwest River Supply has a set of excellent sto-floats. They have a taper and size that fits well into the nose and tail of my kayaks and expand to fill all of the space. I use them in hardshell singles and doubles and in folding doubles.

I think they would work well in your skin boat also.
I agree that a sea sock (even tho I don't like them a lot) is the best protection.

Randy

Messages In This Thread

Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Jay Babina -- 11/27/2000, 8:58 am
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/27/2000, 11:47 am
Re: Skin boat re-entry/ It can be done
Pete Strand -- 11/27/2000, 4:49 pm
Re: Skin boat re-entry/ It can be done
Matt Thyer -- 11/29/2000, 6:21 pm
Re: Skin boat re-entry/ It can be done
Woody -- 11/27/2000, 8:43 pm
Re: Skin boat re-entry/ It can be done
Pete Strand -- 11/28/2000, 10:01 pm
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Greg Stamer -- 11/27/2000, 10:38 am
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 11/29/2000, 6:52 pm
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Greg Stamer -- 11/29/2000, 10:37 pm
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry
Randy Knauff -- 11/27/2000, 3:02 pm
Sea sock
Jay Babina -- 11/27/2000, 11:48 am
Re: Sea sock
Ross Leidy -- 11/27/2000, 2:43 pm
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry SOLUTIONS?
Peter -- 11/27/2000, 9:55 am
Skin Kayak Bulkhead Ideas
mike Allen -- 11/27/2000, 7:49 pm
another Skin Hatch Idea
mike Allen -- 11/27/2000, 8:18 pm
Re: Skin boat / paddle float reentry SOLUTIONS?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/27/2000, 10:05 am