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| Author: | buffofan [ Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | i11s |
Will the i11s stay afloat with a deflated chamber? I would like to buy one for fishing while traveling but worry about hooking the kayak. |
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| Author: | rogerdodger [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i11s |
buffofan wrote: Will the i11s stay afloat with a deflated chamber? I would like to buy one for fishing while traveling but worry about hooking the kayak. I have never had any of the chambers on mine lose pressure, so I can't address that part of your question except that I venture out feeling very confident that I would do fine if one chamber started loosing pressure. I need to test that theory out on my next immersion/re-entry practice outing. But I have caught a few fish from my i11s and have never come close to getting a hook caught in the boat and I often leave lures with large sharp treble hooks laying on the deck...the surface is hard and smooth enough that I think it would take some real effort to punch a hook through and create a serious leak. cheers, roger |
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| Author: | dexstrom [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i11s |
Burying a hook in an air chamber is going to be very difficult to do, the surface is tough. Now underwater hazards are something else. I scrapped into something just under the river surface hard enough to stop my forward movement with the current. Looked like a piece of broken concrete. The chamber didn't lose air but it put a 4 inch gash in the fabric just deep enough to see threads. I repaired it per the on-line instructions with a patch of Aqua seal. So far it holds air just fine. |
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