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Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
By:Bob Johns
Date: 5/31/2012, 9:52 pm
In Response To: Other: Spray skirt size? (dave g)

Here is a tip that may help you out until you find a permanent solution. With the skirt dry, and you are not in the boat, place the skirt up side down install over the coaming. Smear silicone seal and inch or more from the outer edge and let it cure. This area will contact the coaming rim when in use and will have more grip.

~Bob

: I got a spray skirt given to me the other day, and since I don't
: have one and want to learn to roll this is a good thing.
: The boat I have is a guillemot with the standard size coming, I
: believe it is 30x17.
: The spray skirt is a brooks neoprene and the size on the tag says
: " for cockpits 35x19.5"
: I have tightened the bungee as much as I can and it is a tight fit
: front and back
: The center of the skirt, like above my lap is droopy, and if I push
: down on it I can pop the sides off the coaming.
: is the center supposed to be tight side to side?
: I don't know anything about how a skirt is supposed to fit or how
: tight it should be along the sides on the coaming, so I would
: like some knowledge instilled on me if you all don't mind.
: I have not been on the water with it on the boat yet.

: I hope this will work for me cause I can't afford to buy one right
: now and would really like to learn how to roll and whatnot, but
: I don't want to be unsafe while trying to learn.

: Thanks
: Dave g

Messages In This Thread

Other: Spray skirt size?
dave g -- 5/30/2012, 9:16 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
John Messinger -- 5/30/2012, 9:51 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Marc Upchurch -- 5/30/2012, 10:29 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
John Abercrombie -- 5/30/2012, 10:42 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Sean Dawe -- 5/31/2012, 10:28 am
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Eric Mattison -- 5/31/2012, 1:46 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Bob Johns -- 5/31/2012, 9:52 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
dave g -- 6/1/2012, 12:03 am
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Will N 2Go -- 6/1/2012, 8:13 pm
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Sean Dawe -- 6/1/2012, 7:29 am
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Bob Johns -- 6/2/2012, 12:08 am
Re: Other: Spray skirt size?
Aaron -- 6/14/2012, 10:31 am