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Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
By:Justin
Date: 4/23/2014, 2:51 pm
In Response To: Re: What kind of rudder does it have? (ppodge)

I recently built a Petrel and added a self-bailer as an experiment. When I first launched in water leaked in from the self-bailer fast enough to have me sitting in about three inches in ten minutes.

After a very damp paddle (but to my joy the self-bailer worked beautifully to drain the water) I put the boat up on stands and poured water in to the cockpit to see where it leaked.

To my amazement, there was a pinhole in the epoxy sealing the self-bailer to the hull, and no other leak. A drop of C-A glue and it has never leaked again.

So I would think that your problem could well be a pinhole leak, and a seal coat would solve it.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
ppodge -- 4/22/2014, 3:17 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2014, 5:17 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/22/2014, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
John Messinger -- 4/22/2014, 6:55 pm
Re: Strip: Surf ski Hull leaks
Etienne Muller -- 4/22/2014, 7:50 pm
What kind of rudder does it have?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 8:12 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig Robinson -- 4/22/2014, 9:36 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Rod Tait -- 4/22/2014, 11:40 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/23/2014, 4:57 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig -- 4/23/2014, 5:23 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2014, 5:48 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/23/2014, 7:55 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Justin -- 4/23/2014, 2:51 pm
Re: Is this the Bailer?
John Messinger -- 4/23/2014, 4:59 pm
Re: Is this the Bailer?
Justin -- 4/23/2014, 5:19 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2014, 6:02 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig robinson -- 4/23/2014, 9:54 pm
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Ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2014, 11:10 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 11:09 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Craig robinson -- 4/24/2014, 12:11 am
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Al Zahler -- 4/24/2014, 2:00 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/24/2014, 6:08 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2014, 3:13 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Ancient kayaker -- 4/24/2014, 5:45 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Paul Hansen -- 4/26/2014, 10:18 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/27/2014, 1:02 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Etienne Muller -- 4/27/2014, 2:59 pm
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2014, 12:27 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
ppodge -- 4/28/2014, 4:35 am
Re: What kind of rudder does it have?
Paul Hansen -- 4/29/2014, 12:41 am