Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 06:51:50 -0600
From: Philip Wylie <pjwylie@superiway.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: seasocks
Lew,
Can a sea sock be effective for operating ruddler peddals with
a urethane coating for stiffner?
Regards,
Philip
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LEW PLUMMER wrote:
>
> Thomas Simpson wrote:
> >
> > Anyone got experience in using seasocks on homemade boats? What is
> best
> > an elastic type drawstring or non-elastic? How about the rim width
> to
> > attach it to?I am probably going to use canvas for my seasock.
> > Thanks Tom under a drizzling west coast kind of sky (:D
>
> I have been using seasocks in both of my skin boats for over 3 years.
> Both socks are commercially made water proof nylon. I modified one by
> removing the elastic and substituting shroud line -- the bunge cord
> works best even though it is bulky. One combing lip is 5/8" yacht
> braid
> the other is 5/8" steam bent oak -- both work well I like the oak
> best.
>
> The seasocks are great for keeping dirt out of the boats. I paddle at
> least 3 times a week year around. The accumulation of dirt and rocks
> would be piled high by now. The socks also keep me warm on the winter
> outings. If the socks don't fit well and don't contain some type of
> stiffeners you will have a few very wet entry's and exits. Ill fitting
> socks can also make rescues more difficult. With the sock installed
> the
> boat does stay drier during a self rescue -- trapped air causes the
> boat
> to float higher on the water when inverted. Both leak slowly and the
> water proofing is now wearing off. I will make my own and fit it
> before
> I skin my next boat.
>
> I plan on making the new sock out of the same 11.5 oz nylon material
> that I skin the boat with. I will seal it with the two part urethane
> that I seal the boat with as well. This will maintain the stiffness
> required. Hopefully it won't make it to difficult to remove and
> install. I will also provide a method of attaching it to the deck
> stringer to keep it from falling around my feet. The opening will be
> carefully fit to the combing so no wrinkles form -- wrinkles allow
> skirt
> leaks.
>
> Regards, Lew Plummer
>
> When