I'm sinking !!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bentmywookie · 12-06-2008, 07:37 PM

My cobra explorer started taking on water. What I did was close all my hatches and opened the drain plug, I then rigged a hand air pump to the drain plug hole and made it as air tight as I could , douse the outside of the yak with car wash soap and pumped away. Bubbles will form wherever air escapes.

I would try this before filling your yak up w/water, oh and also check to make sure your drain plug is water tight too.

12-06-2008, 07:37 PM	#1
bentmywookie Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	My cobra explorer started taking on water. What I did was close all my hatches and opened the drain plug, I then rigged a hand air pump to the drain plug hole and made it as air tight as I could , douse the outside of the yak with car wash soap and pumped away. Bubbles will form wherever air escapes. I would try this before filling your yak up w/water, oh and also check to make sure your drain plug is water tight too.