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| Author: | Phil deCube [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Water Inside Paddle |
Hi, Newbie here, I checked the FAQ and searched the forum, but didn't find anything useful, so I hope someone can help me out. I bought a Quest a while ago and have used it 5 times. This afternoon, while packing up and cleaning off, I noticed that one of my paddle blades has water inside it. When I tip it I can hear it run back and forth. I guess the solution is to drill a small drain hole. but where? Which end of the hollow part of the blade would be best to have a drainage hole? Is this even a concern? Should it be a permanently open hole? Or should I plug it up with something? Cheers, Phil deCube |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Should have a foam plug in the shaft. Maybe look in the end and see if your can pull it out. |
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| Author: | WAVERIDER [ Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Drilling a hole to drain a paddle is not going to solve the problem unless you fix where its leaking in the first place. |
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| Author: | Phil deCube [ Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Thanks Matt, Yeah, I had a look. At first I thought it was just in the blade part itself. but I can now hear it running up and down the shaft. I see the foam plug, but I don't think I'll be able to get it out without wrecking it, so I'll check out the local store for a replacement (or the local hardware store. It appears to be leaking out slowly through the shaft/blade joint, which I guess is where it's got in as well, so I might have to try and seal that with some silastic. Cheers, Phil deCube |
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| Author: | WAVERIDER [ Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Phil deCube wrote: It appears to be leaking out slowly through the shaft/blade joint, which I guess is where it's got in as well, so I might have to try and seal that with some silastic. Cheers, Phil deCube I had that in a non hobie one piece paddle. I laid paddle flat between two supports, drilled a hole in the middle, hung a weight on the shaft so it bowed making the hole the low spot and left it to drain for some time. Then i smeared some epoxy around the shaft /blade joints. Dont seal the join until water drained out. The seal the hole too. |
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| Author: | Phil deCube [ Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Thanks Waverider, I'll try that out. Phil |
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| Author: | Phil deCube [ Sun Nov 11, 2018 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water Inside Paddle |
Thanks guys, I got in touch with Hobie in my country and they told me to take it back to the store, so I did. See what happens next. Phil |
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