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#1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Cardiff, Ca
Posts: 185
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I'm sinking !!!!
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#2 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,943
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I put the water in the hull as my last option. Start by just examining the whole kayak. Next check the scuppers by plugging the underside and filling them up with a cup, you need to have the inside of the hull dry to start and look inside for seepage. Plug your in and out of the kayatank, first inside the bladder, fill it up and check, then plug it from the outside thru hull fittings to check the hoses and fittings. I have a sturdy stand to use, most people would just set it on dry pavement and put water in the hull.
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 218
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Send it back to Cobra and have them patch it for you.
That's the beauty of a Cobra kayaks with their lifetime warranty. I had my navigator repaired by them, they did an excellent job, added foam bulkheads and even put in a hatch for free to get access to the other side of the crack. |
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#4 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Encinitas
Posts: 600
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Gregg,
Sadly I think the ss "Sea Cows" time has come..... |
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#5 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 5
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My cobra explorer started taking on water. What I did was close all my hatches and opened the drain plug, I then rigged a hand air pump to the drain plug hole and made it as air tight as I could , douse the outside of the yak with car wash soap and pumped away. Bubbles will form wherever air escapes.
I would try this before filling your yak up w/water, oh and also check to make sure your drain plug is water tight too. |
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