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Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 5/17/2014, 12:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified (Marc Upchurch)

Don't you have to have the seat above the waterline to try and get the cockpit to self drain?
I'm sure I sit on the seat on a sit in such that my behind is below the waterline.

I've only spent a few hours paddling a 'beginner-friendly' ski (Think EZE), so I'm no authority.
The seat in the EZE is pretty low in the boat- the narrower and rounder hulls in most skis mean that the seat can't be right on the hull.
AFAIK, the 'higher performance' surf skis do have the seat raised a bit, but it's to improve the ergonomics of paddling - like the K1 raised seats - not to deal with waterline issues.
As eT said, your butt displaces most of the water in the seat pan.
I think I've seen pics of skis that have a slot to drain the seat pan into the footwell.

If you leave the bailer open when you are not moving, you will find exactly where the waterline is!
Some of the skis just have an open venturi vs a closable (Anderson? dinghy, or rubber plug) bailer, so you need to keep moving to keep the water out.

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Mike Bielski -- 5/12/2014, 4:34 pm
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Robert W -- 5/8/2014, 3:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 3:58 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/8/2014, 4:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 5:37 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/9/2014, 8:30 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/9/2014, 1:56 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/12/2014, 6:32 am
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Robert W -- 5/12/2014, 10:47 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/12/2014, 11:34 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/13/2014, 4:04 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/13/2014, 4:19 pm
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anewhouse -- 5/13/2014, 10:35 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/12/2014, 11:58 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:18 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 9:14 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 4:45 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 5:05 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/13/2014, 12:53 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/14/2014, 1:21 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:43 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/14/2014, 12:57 pm
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Craig -- 5/15/2014, 2:59 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/15/2014, 4:39 pm
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Craig Robinson -- 5/16/2014, 12:59 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 8:51 am
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:04 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:06 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:16 am
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Craig -- 5/18/2014, 3:06 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 11:16 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/17/2014, 3:52 am
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Craig -- 5/17/2014, 6:02 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:15 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:44 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 8:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 8:54 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 9:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:18 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/18/2014, 10:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2014, 2:31 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis Correction
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:32 pm