Save a Sinking Kayak...

Here's one way of possibly saving a kayak
that is going down, filled with water.

Under the water, upright the kayak to full vertical,
nose first. Open its first hatch, closest to the
nose. Push the kayak upward, draining the kayak
as you push it up. Open the next hatch, if possible
to continue draining. Ect...

This will partially drain and allow it to float so you can deal
with it. Whether you keep it upside down or rightside up.

Maybe this will not work everytime, because you have alot
of wt inside, or the water is too choppy. But keep this option
in the back of your mind...

[GregAndrew]

Might even be a good idea to get off of a foundering yak. Taking your own weight off the yak may provide you with the valuable couple of minutes you need to bail it out.

[driftwood]

Here is another Idea.

Kayak flotation - not all float

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by driftwood

Here is another Idea.

Kayak flotation - not all float

Cool....now this I agree with. It would be cool if somehow they were C02 activated.

[Jimmyz123]

Does anyone ever install bilge pumps in their yaks? They are easy to install and would not take much battery power to run.

[sandydiego]

If you have a sealed battery system, a bilge pump may work. I'm looking at upgrading to a better handpump to bail out the yak. I am planning of putting the yak in my pool and flooding the thing to see how hard it would be to save my own butt. I'll see if I can get 467Echo to come over and film it.

[bluesquids]

Originally Posted by WahooUSMA

Cool....now this I agree with. It would be cool if somehow they were C02 activated.

They are being made for spearfishing, I carry two with 25lbs lift each.
Pretty cool little plunger device that pops the Co2 cartridge.
They can put the Co2 device on any sized bag they make and do custom sizes, but I don't know if I would spent the money just for kayak floatation.
http://www.carterbag.com/spearfish.html

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by bluesquids

They are being made for spearfishing, I carry two with 25lbs lift each.
Pretty cool little plunger device that pops the Co2 cartridge.
They can put the Co2 device on any sized bag they make and do custom sizes, but I don't know if I would spent the money just for kayak floatation.
http://www.carterbag.com/spearfish.html

Wonder if they can make it to deploy at a certain pressure, like say at a depth of 6 feet? Automatically deploying at a certain depth would make it one less thing to worry about

Hmm, I also have an auto deploying PFD that I don't use that came with my yak. Maybe I'll just keep that stashed inside the hull