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? Kayak Construction Question
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05/20/18 03:25 PM
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DCmac
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What's the purpose of the holes thru the hull?
Guy at Academy says it's just a result of construction, no real purpose. That's why the also make plugs for them. I know nothing about kayaks but that just doesn't make sense to me. Someone please enlighten me.
Fishing, a man knows a serenity of soul and peace of mind that he finds in doing nothing else, and it makes no difference whether or not he catches anything. The mind of a true fisherman is not on petty subjects.
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Re: ? Kayak Construction Question
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05/20/18 03:43 PM
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joebeasley
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scupper holes let the water drain out of the kayak.
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Re: ? Kayak Construction Question
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05/20/18 05:21 PM
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Tallgrass05
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It's a sit-on-top kayak, the scupper holes let water drain out. They have a purpose.
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Re: ? Kayak Construction Question
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05/20/18 05:56 PM
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Neumie
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Scuppers do two things:
1: They allow water to drain from the deck 2: They're structural support for the top deck with hull.
"Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus
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Re: ? Kayak Construction Question
[Re: DCmac]
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05/21/18 12:41 AM
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Clay34
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There is a reason they have specialty Kayak shops. They know real answers to your questions. I edited the rest of my post in that it wasn't very nice. Here are a couple of nice videos to consider when buying a new boat: Sit on top vs sit in kayaks Selecting a fishing kayak Have fun.
Many go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not the fish that they are after. Henry David Thoreau
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Re: ? Kayak Construction Question
[Re: DCmac]
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05/22/18 12:46 AM
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PowerLizard
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The sit on top kayaks that have holes in them are constructed like bobbers. You can drench them in water and they will pop back to the surface like a bobber. You dont have to worry about ocean waves or wake board boat waves sinking your kayak.
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