NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => Don't Ask Me How I Know => Topic started by: mat00 on April 24, 2013, 10:39:21 AM
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Drain you're kayak after fishing, especially if paddling freshwater and even if you think you're going out again the next day. Because if you don't end up going the next day...or the day after...or a few days later, you'll forget to drain it, and some sort of biohazard will eventually be found inside...
DAMHIK...
Off to go clean the inside of my kayak now...
Edit: the thread was supposed to say "Noob." Darn auto-correct. <<All better now...Spot>>
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If you leave your kayak in the sun it doubles as a slow cooker! :puke:
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Peppermint Bronner's soap....
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Bleach and water will also help.
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Haha this just reminded me to open my hatches thanks
-Rodney-
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Vinegar and water is my go to lingering funk remover. 8)
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If you leave your kayak in the sun it doubles as a slow cooker! :puke:
Yup. On the roof rack, in the sun, for a few days :-/
Thanks for the cleaning tips, everyone!
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If you leave your kayak in the sun it doubles as a slow cooker! :puke:
It really tenderizes crab bait when you forget it in the front hatch for a bout a week in the sun.
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Mmmmm I can almost taste it.... Blugh :(
-Rodney-
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An update... I remembered to drain my boat. Then forgot to put the drain plug back in. Couldn't figure out why the boat was sluggish at the end of the day until I tried to lift it...
DAMHIK - always check the drain plug...
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I've never removed the drain plug. Any water could be scooped out of the front hatch easy enough.
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My drain plug is captured. When it's out, it still stays attached to the boat. Be hard to miss it being open. I usually store the boat with the front hatch open so it can get air circulation and dry out
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My drain plug is captured. When it's out, it still stays attached to the boat.
Sadly, mine is too :-/
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Drain you're kayak after fishing, especially if paddling freshwater and even if you think you're going out again the next day. Because if you don't end up going the next day...or the day after...or a few days later, you'll forget to drain it, and some sort of biohazard will eventually be found inside...
I've been fishing my Revo13 for about 3 years and have forgotten on occasion to open the hatches during storage and yet it has never created a bio-hazard inside.
What are you putting inside your yak?
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Drain you're kayak after fishing, especially if paddling freshwater and even if you think you're going out again the next day. Because if you don't end up going the next day...or the day after...or a few days later, you'll forget to drain it, and some sort of biohazard will eventually be found inside...
I've been fishing my Revo13 for about 3 years and have forgotten on occasion to open the hatches during storage and yet it has never created a bio-hazard inside.
What are you putting inside your yak?
good question......
-Rodney-
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Drain you're kayak after fishing, especially if paddling freshwater and even if you think you're going out again the next day. Because if you don't end up going the next day...or the day after...or a few days later, you'll forget to drain it, and some sort of biohazard will eventually be found inside...
I've been fishing my Revo13 for about 3 years and have forgotten on occasion to open the hatches during storage and yet it has never created a bio-hazard inside.
What are you putting inside your yak?
good question......
-Rodney-
When catching fish, blood, plus water, plus bait, usually makes it's way into the hull.
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Drain you're kayak after fishing, especially if paddling freshwater and even if you think you're going out again the next day. Because if you don't end up going the next day...or the day after...or a few days later, you'll forget to drain it, and some sort of biohazard will eventually be found inside...
I've been fishing my Revo13 for about 3 years and have forgotten on occasion to open the hatches during storage and yet it has never created a bio-hazard inside.
What are you putting inside your yak?
good question......
-Rodney-
When catching fish, blood, plus water, plus bait, usually makes it's way into the hull.
sounds like a serious seal issue I would want to address immediately.
-Rodney-
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Usually happens when you catch a fish, then your hatch gets blood on it, then a little water, then you open it, and the stink drips in a bit at a time. A limit later, you got all kinds of nasty inside the boat, specially if you're out bottom fishing. "Oh hey, Cabezon #5 threw up all over my hatch while I was taking the hook out."
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Usually happens when you catch a fish, then your hatch gets blood on it, then a little water, then you open it, and the stink drips in a bit at a time. A limit later, you got all kinds of nasty inside the boat, specially if you're out bottom fishing. "Oh hey, Cabezon #5 threw up all over my hatch while I was taking the hook out."
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still sounds like a leak issue, I have never experienced this problem and I have harvested my fair share of yak fish.
-Rodney-
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Usually happens when you catch a fish, then your hatch gets blood on it, then a little water, then you open it, and the stink drips in a bit at a time. A limit later, you got all kinds of nasty inside the boat, specially if you're out bottom fishing. "Oh hey, Cabezon #5 threw up all over my hatch while I was taking the hook out."
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still sounds like a leak issue, I have never experienced this problem and I have harvested my fair share of yak fish.
-Rodney-
It's not.
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Don't open the hatch...problem solved ;D
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Usually happens when you catch a fish, then your hatch gets blood on it, then a little water, then you open it, and the stink drips in a bit at a time. A limit later, you got all kinds of nasty inside the boat, specially if you're out bottom fishing. "Oh hey, Cabezon #5 threw up all over my hatch while I was taking the hook out."
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still sounds like a leak issue, I have never experienced this problem and I have harvested my fair share of yak fish.
-Rodney-
It's not.
what kayak are you wielding?
-Rodney-
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Don't open the hatch...problem solved ;D
well being a self bailing kayak one should rinse thoroughly before opening any hatch after harvesting or bait handling, if there is water getting in an in opened hatch it is called a "leak" lol and I would address it. If its from open/closing the hatch that's a different story ;)
-Rodney-
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It's a super minimal amount of water. Hatch is closed and you pull wet feet or fish on top of the hatch area. The water pools on the top of the seal. Open hatch again and it goes inside boat. Or even if it leaks slowly in it's NEVER going to impact the performance of the boat. I'm sure another point of entry is through the rudder lines when the stern buries in a swell. Again, minimal.
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It's a super minimal amount of water. Hatch is closed and you pull wet feet or fish on top of the hatch area. The water pools on the top of the seal. Open hatch again and it goes inside boat. Or even if it leaks slowly in it's NEVER going to impact the performance of the boat. I'm sure another point of entry is through the rudder lines when the stern buries in a swell. Again, minimal.
ah yes Ido get a tiny bit through the rudder lines and rear factory rod holders if raining. I have heard of using silicone spray for improving hatch seals. I will be using some on my hatches as soon as I remember to pick some up.
-Rodney-