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| Author: | PeteCress [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | 2015 AI: "Breathing" ? |
All my surf skis have had little breathing tubes and my wave ski has a permeable membrane thing - both of which allow the hull to "breathe" - i.e. not get puffed up as air heats up. But when I pop a hatch on my AI2, I cannot hear any signs of pressure being equalized, so I am guessing the hull "breathes" somehow (rudder cables?).... True? |
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| Author: | TI_Tom [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2015 AI: "Breathing" ? |
Yes, the center hull breaths (probably through the rudder lines). However the amas do not. You will notice if you open the drain plugs on the amas after a day on the water you will get quite a bit of air escaping. Not enough to worry about though. |
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| Author: | PeteCress [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2015 AI: "Breathing" ? |
TI_Tom wrote: You will notice if you open the drain plugs on the amas after a day on the water you will get quite a bit of air escaping. Not enough to worry about though. My takeaway: leave the ama plugs alone unless/until it's time to drain water. ?? |
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| Author: | TI_Tom [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2015 AI: "Breathing" ? |
I've had the TI out maybe a dozen times since I picked it up in April. I have yet to drain any water out of the amas. So unless you think there is water in there it's probably best to just leave the drain plugs alone. |
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