Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / December 2006

Somewhere I read a claim that silicone-based products (e.g. SealSaver)  can make
dry suit seals last longer than non-silicone-based products (e.g. 303?)
I've always used 303 - mainly because it's readily available at any automotive
store and because it sprays on.

Seems like many people are interested in drysuits this month.
Hopefully I can troll for discussion about breathable fabrics.
Kokatat still uses Goretex in most of their drysuits, except
a semi-drysuit with Tropos.  I don't know if they have switched

Anybody done one of these?
On previous dry suits it's been pretty easy: 20-30 little magnets, lay the neck
on a flat steel surface - like the hood of a car - mate the gasket and the neck
material using the magnets to hold them together with some Kotol/AquaSeal as

I've always used AquaSeal and usually with a little Cotol to speed it up.
But every so often I have a partial tube of GE's clear silicone adhesive laying
around and I'm wondering if anybody's used the stuff to do a neck seal.
Seems like a pretty good adhesive for other purposes.  

For those of you who have never heard of us, the US National Whitewater
Center is located 15 minutes west of downtown Charlotte, NC.  Visit our
website @ usnwc.org
We will be releasing water Sat 10-6 and Sun 12-6 throughout the winter.

I am a newbie and have mostly been paddling a long plastic boat on flat
water, but recently I got to try out a few ww boats and have a basic
question. My long boat of course coasts in a straight line when I stop
paddling. To me it seems the ww boats ride up on their bow wave so that

State grant to fund Mill Creek projects, tours
THE ENQUIRER
Folks along the Mill Creek floodplain will be able to learn about the history of
the waterway and help restore it through a state grant.

Does anyone know of anyone selling felt-soled booties?
I bought my last pair from NRS, but they no longer sell the bootie, just the
shoe with a felt sole.

Can anybody put a name on this braid?
It makes a particularly comfortable carrying handle, and I'd like to Google it
to learn how to make a couple more for my boat.
http://tinyurl.com/y2v3eh

Scary movie
http://www.ardecheverte.fr/images/kayak.mpeg

I found a Pyranha kayak on Ayr beach this morning.  If you think it might be
yours drop me a line.
Anyone know of any web forums where I could post the same message?
Tim

Hi all. Getting to be cold enough to need my favorite semi-dry jacket.
Turns out I'd left it in my front hatch all summer, and it's covered
with tiny mildew dots. It's a Patagonia, label says "hand wash only, no
bleach". Any great anti-mildew ideas to share? Thanks.........Bill

I've been using a Kokatat GoreTex bag suit this year.
It's definitely got it's good points, but for my use dry doesn't seem tb one of
them.
After a typical hour of fairly hard flat water paddling, my shirt undergarment

I want to give a Neice and her fiancee a kayak video for Christmas and would
like some input.  I think they'd enjoy something with a lot of river
running, longer shots, less adolescent than many, less jarring, screaming
soundtrack, less hair and more solid III/IV runs.  They are ...

Can anyone provide some info on how much water is required to paddle
the snowy from Jacob's Creek?
There are some online guages available here
http://waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/drr/all/river.shtml