... harder chined hulls make it easier to edge, because they make it harder for you to fall over.

(up to about 25 degree of lean, on average, after that you're at the mercy of Gravity or the salvation of a support stroke).

I used to fix neoprene issues like this by painting Sikaflex over the area with a brush - when cured, the Sikflex gives a smooth non-stick rubbery finish. Painted on thin but stippled into the fabric, the Sika would flex and stretch reasonably well. (There's a top tip from my competitive 'squirt boa...

Again, not sure how it is elsewhere, but in Wales it seems to depend what sort of boating you're into: From my local sailing club: "Individual boating is still permitted as legitimate exercise if you “…have access to water local to you”. So the slipway will remain open but the clubhouse facilities, ...

I don't know what Canoe Wales are advising (I'm not a member), but the Welsh Gov position is clear: it isn't illegal to go kayaking/canoeing, they only request us not to. From the Welsh Gov website: "There are no legal limits on the kind of exercise that is permitted. However, in practice, this will...

The TrimTab has it's uses - but we don't often we see seakayaks with a setup that requires or makes use of this device in the UK. Some seakayaks are not fitted with skegs, but do have rudder placements. The TrimTab allows the rudder to be operated with a skeg like effect. Rather than incrementally r...

+1 for https://seakayakingwales.com/
Anglesey is a great venue for sea kayaking - I recommend you try some tours and boat demos - seakayakingwales.com would be a good place to start.

I think it's a Valley skeg...

I'd recommend going with the methacrylate and the ClickOn. The ClickOn are lighter, easier to put on and take off (I'm also a advocate of occasionally spraying and wiping on Silicone lube to the underside of the cover - it eases the friction and keeps water away - this works on both the rubber and C...

Jim's given the high-tech approach - there is an old-school low tech approach to this... Turn the boat over (cockpit to the floor, sandpaper the underside of the deck that needs stiffening to scratch up the surface, clean off the dust with acetone. Cut 3 inch wide strips of 450gm CSM mat to just sho...

The yachts may simply not have seen you. In a scenario where they could have been on a long voyage and if sailing short handed/alone its quite possible that they were catching up on sleep. They could have AIS alarm activated to wake them up if a big ship were approaching, or radar on alarm (more lik...

Hello 'andynormancx', Hopefully Nelo are addressing this for you... Why does this happen? Over the years, I've found 2 sources to this problem: the rim hasn't been sufficiently prepared for glueing or there's insufficient sealant leaving a small gap or burst bubble in the bonded joint. How is it fix...

Smear bicycle inner tube repair glue around the end of the clear pipe (avoid the wire), push it firmly back in, give it a couple of days to set.

What's often lost in the process of teaching/learning strokes is the context and purpose. A low brace turn could be used: - Slowly surfing a one foot high wave to the beach, where you turn/brace onto the wave as it breaks and before the wave pushes you sideways towards the sand. - Crossing an eddyli...

Yes, the ShoreLine did influence the Romany. Back in 1990, I had extended access to a couple of ShoreLines via Nigel's ASSC centre. The ShoreLine out-surfed any other kayak back then, and it was that performance aspect that I was keen to embed into the Romany. But there were other influences too - w...

Jannik wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:37 pm

Best downvind kayak... tiderace 17... No bagege... Any thougts

The Pace18 would be better suited than a Pace17Tour for this purpose.
Best, Aled.

Sad news indeed. A real gentleman, it was always a privilege to paddle with him at the Anglesey Symposiums - I'll always remember his sparkling wit, inquisitiveness and warmth of character. Thanks for posting this Jon.

I'd highly recommend priming the ABS rim prior to using Sikaflex, or alternatively bonding the rim using a methacrylate adhesive e.g. 25ml syringe of MA from EasyComposites (no prep or priming required).

My tentative guess: an early McNulty Kodiak

Gone!!!

Yes! FREE! Wilderness Systems, North Star, double sea kayak, very faded (was yellow), very heavy (45kg ish?), very long (18ft), includes 2 spray decks which are in v.good condition, rudder works well, comes with 2 paddles (very old Lendal carbon Powermaster 216 RH and a split Mitchel in vgc). Come a...

andynormancx wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:02 pm

I've spotted that the cockpit rim on my Xplore is no longer entirely rigidly attached to the boat.

Happy to assist/advise with troubleshooting this...

Best of luck, and thanks for contributing to the technical body of knowledge found within this forum.

The Tiderace boats that were built in Thailand wont have any chopped strand mat in their construction, only woven cloth, biaxial cloth, some unidirectional fibres and the Soric core material. In comparison to hand-laid polyester boats which are more common, you'll find the thickness of the Tiderace ...

Wishing you many miles of happy paddling! Aled

I've used the 'scale' for Leadership training and assessment, peer group paddling decision making and trip planning. For training purposes scenarios can be envisaged and setup accordingly - it's a manageable process of discovering personal levels of comfort and stress out on the water. It can be use...

For me Effective Leadership = Safe Leadership. Safe Leadership requires a Reserve. Reserve = skills & strength, knowledge, clarity of thought. When a situation puts a Leader close to the limit of their Reserve, then Effectiveness reduces. When a situation overwhelms a Leader, they become Ineffective...

Is the foam polystyrene or polyurethane? If its polystyrene then only use epoxy as a resin to wet out the fibreglass cloth i.e don't use polyester or vinylester resin - they contain styrene which will react badly with the polystyrene and dissolve the foam. If its polyurethane then you can use epoxy ...

GregMiller wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:38 am

How would they have made the apex on the foredeck that pronounced without the ply fracturing?

3mm marine grade ply, something like Robbins Elite, would bend to this curve easily along the grain, and without splitting.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/efcdm3k1qcznc ... .eprt?dl=0
View the boat above in glorious 3D as an eDrawing file - 'eDrawings Viewer' software required, available free from https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/e ... gister.htm

I had a play-around with the offsets (which I found were way off in places - apologies to anyone who's tried using them - Mike) and Chris' photo and came up with this. The curve under the bow and stern have been redrawn to reduce the twist/stress in the ply and there's a curved deck with a bit more ...