Date: 11/16/2007, 7:31 pm
The only instance I know of an attempt to install a venturi drain in a conventional kayak was a failure. Water just kept coming in, no matter the speed generated by the very fast paddler. They do work for skis, albeit often quite slowly, but almost certainly because there is always a bit of vertical distance between the footwell and the bottom of the hull. I've also never seen one of the little teardrop thingies in the picture Reg posted. Maybe that's the key to making it work on a single-layer hull. Dunno.
I have a vague memory, possibly/probably quite faulty, that some marathon canoes used some kind of auto drain system. Never seen it though. Perhaps if you can find some canoe racers they would have more info, or maybe a company like Wenonah would be a source.
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- Strip: Venturi Drains
Mike Wolfson -- 11/16/2007, 2:56 pm- A drain with a float. *LINK*
Donald -- 11/19/2007, 12:03 pm- Re: A drain with a float.
Mike Wolfson -- 11/19/2007, 3:17 pm- Re: A drain with a float. *LINK*
Dave G -- 11/19/2007, 3:53 pm- Re: A drain with a float.
Don Lucas -- 11/20/2007, 10:13 am
- Re: A drain with a float.
Donald -- 11/19/2007, 3:38 pm - Re: A drain with a float.
- Re: A drain with a float. *LINK*
- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains
Bill Hamm -- 11/18/2007, 6:58 am- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains
Kris Buttermore -- 11/19/2007, 11:19 am- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains
garland Reese -- 11/20/2007, 7:26 am
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Ken Brunton -- 11/16/2007, 7:31 pm- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains
Mike Wolfson -- 11/16/2007, 10:49 pm- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 11/17/2007, 12:08 am
- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *Pic*
eric -- 11/16/2007, 6:34 pm- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
Mike Savage -- 11/17/2007, 11:10 am- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
eric -- 11/17/2007, 12:11 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/17/2007, 10:21 am- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
eric -- 11/16/2007, 6:38 pm - Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK*
- Re: Strip: Venturi Drains *LINK* *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 11/16/2007, 3:30 pm - Re: A drain with a float.
- A drain with a float. *LINK*