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Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 4/10/2003, 6:29 pm
In Response To: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF (Mark Woodhead)

If you want to go the ready-made route, I got float bags from REI:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=12139609&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1

and got a sea sock from Pygmy, but it's for a large cockpit. You might ask Pygmy where they get them from, though:

http://www.pygmyboats.com/mall/Safety.asp

If you go with the sea sock, I'd recommend you stuff a false bulkhead of minicell foam down in the foot end. It'll keep the sea sock from draping down on your legs, and holds it in place for if you need to do a re-entry. I took a 3" thick block of minicell and shaped it to fit the inside of the kayak, but this also required that I adjust my footpegs 3" farther foreward, which you may not be able to do on a SOF. Having the foam to put my feet against was comfortable, though.

Dean

: I've been paddling around for a year now without any float bags or sea sock
: for my SOF Greenlander. Anyone have a few good sources for these items? Do
: I need to have the sea sock custom made for my coaming, or are there
: fairly standard sizes available?

: Suggestions appreciated...
: Mark

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
Mark Woodhead -- 4/9/2003, 4:50 pm
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
Dean Trexel -- 4/10/2003, 6:29 pm
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks Plans
josh -- 4/9/2003, 11:09 pm
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
Arko Bronaugh -- 4/9/2003, 9:49 pm
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
Mark Woodhead -- 4/10/2003, 1:56 am
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
Arko Bronaugh -- 4/10/2003, 7:13 am
Re: Seeking: Sea Socks and float bags for SOF
josh -- 4/9/2003, 9:38 pm