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Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 5/25/2012, 2:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent (Sean Dawe)

: I can vouch for that!!! I didn't have holes in my bulkheads and was
: finding that when I put the boat in the cold water while the air
: temps were warm, it would suck air in around the bad seal I had
: on my hatch coaming!!! Of course, if you had any water sitting
: around the rim, it , too, would get sucked in. And I was
: wondering why my hatches were leaking!!!

: Sean

I was wondering why I didn't have the same problem with my kayak then i realised the buoyancy chambers are foam-filled. Wouldn't that be a simpler solution? The insulating foam sheets for house walls is very low density and the gaps could be filled in with the spray stuff . . .

Messages In This Thread

Other: Paddleboard Vent
Jim Looker -- 5/24/2012, 12:22 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2012, 12:43 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Sean Dawe -- 5/24/2012, 12:50 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
ancient kayaker -- 5/25/2012, 2:54 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2012, 1:42 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/24/2012, 1:27 pm
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Jim Looker -- 5/24/2012, 5:19 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Bob Johns -- 5/25/2012, 6:41 am
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/25/2012, 10:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2012, 1:44 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/25/2012, 10:27 am
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/25/2012, 1:29 pm
Re: Other: Paddleboard Vent
Al Zahler -- 5/25/2012, 3:35 pm