Daniel Daniels Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 How doe you get the water out when the floor boards are lashed in place? There is no way to reach in with a sponge. When you step in with wet feet or your paddle drips in summer when your skirt is open you always get some water in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Turn the boat upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 14 hours ago, Kudzu said: Turn the boat upside down. LOL, smart ass. I think he means while paddling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 OH! I wear a spray skirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lattenkracher Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 for an longer tour, i have alwyas an "Manual Kayak Bilge Pump" with me .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, lattenkracher said: for an longer tour, i have alwyas an "Manual Kayak Bilge Pump" with me .. You can get a piece of surgical tubing at a good hardware store to put on the end and reach under the sole (sitting slats or ply) A sponge is nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Daniels Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 5:33 PM, Hirilonde said: You can get a piece of surgical tubing at a good hardware store to put on the end and reach under the sole (sitting slats or ply) A sponge is nice too. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I used to carry a bilge pump but rarely do now. They take forever to empty a boat. I learned to empty most of the water from the boat while swimming. Enough for me to be able to re-enter. If I have someone with me we can get 95% out and just don't worry about the rest. If we take a break I can get out of the boat and dump it out. But, generally I just don't worry about it and empty it when we get back. That is why I said turn it upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Daniels Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 22 hours ago, Kudzu said: Hello Jeff, I don't talk about a capsize or lots of water in the boat. In my strip built Fire Star or Night Heron I paddle in summer without a spray scirt ( I don't paddle at sea but on rivers, lakes and canals) and get always some water in from the paddle. I hate water in the boat so I take that out with a sponge. In the skin on frame the water is between the floor boards and the skin. My Siskiwit bay is a multi stringer so the floorboards close the space between the keel and the first stringer completely. I cannot reach under then they run from frame to frame. Also in front of the cockpit I am planning floor boards. I do not like it to touch the skin with my heels during paddling. So I will not be able to reach the space between floorboards and skin during paddling. I just decided to leave space between the frame in front of the cockpit and the front floorboards to reach there with a sponge. Thanks for this bulletin board Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy00 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Daniel: Remember that there are two reasons for floor boards in a skin-frame boat: 1) to keep pressure from feet and/or butt off the inside of the skin, and 2) to keep feet and butt out of the bilge water. Having some bilge water is inevitable. Many small, wooden paddling and rowing craft have floor boards as well, but for those, usually only reason number 2 applies. Those floor boards often have an opening at a low spot where you can bail or use a sponge. As far as letting your heels touch the skin, I think that's exactly where they should be. Any sort of floor board will move your heels higher. For comfort, ergonomics, and stability, you want to be as low in the boat as practical. Fair winds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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