Don't Let This Happen To You

[troutnut]

Originally Posted by sandydiego

I'm thinking about stuffing some empty 2 liter soda bottles in the empty areas of the yak.

2 liter bottles will only keep your kayak from sinking to the bottom, that's it. They only provide flotation when the water level pushes then against the hull. It is better to wedge pool noodles in the hull for positive flotation. I have 10+ stuffed in the stern of my Trident 15, some large size, some the skinny Walmart ones. The large ones are under the seat, and I put the rod butts in the holes to keep my reels off the bottom. But I am going to tether my pump today, and I have a spare bilge pump for my other boat in the garage, I'm going to wire it up and install it this weekend.


Glad your ok Big Barrel. I'm also glad it was your "teachable moment" and not mine. I would have been waving as I sunk to the bottom.