Found the Leak in my Kayak / myLot

United States

July 26, 2023 2:12pm CST

It didn't take long to find the leak once I laid the kayak out in the garage and filled the air chamber that was losing air on the lake the other day. The garage was quiet enough that the air streaming out made a loud enough noise to draw my attention right away. A visual exam quickly allowed me to zero in on the site of the leak. I was expecting a pinhole. This is more than a pinhole. How this cut in the skin of the chamber came about is a mystery. I have patched the spot and am waiting the required 30 minutes or more before attempting to reinflate the chamber. I'm hoping it holds. I will only be using it on one or two more camping trips this year. Then, maybe, Santa can bring me a new one for Christmas.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

26 Jul 23

Santa will bring you a new one if you have been good.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

26 Jul 23

I do try to behave myself, most of the time, really, I do.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

26 Jul 23

@DWDavis Ok I know it's hard for men to be good.

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@DaddyEvil (174235)

• United States

26 Jul 23

It looks like the kayak was dragged over some sharp rocks, maybe when you were beaching it. I'm glad you found the hole and hope the patch does a good job.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

@DaddyEvil I'm thinking it might have happened when I took it from the campsite to the lake in the back of my truck and the kayak was already inflated. I'll have to make sure that can't happen again.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

Oddly enough, the hole is on the upper part of the chamber. That's what's so confusing about it.

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@DaddyEvil (174235)

• United States

27 Jul 23

@DWDavis That is weird.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

27 Jul 23

Hope the patch works for you!!

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

I hope so, too, or I could get quite wet on our paddle trip in a couple of weeks.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

26 Jul 23

I’m glad that you found the leak and I hope that the repair holds.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

It held for an hour yesterday after I pumped the chamber up to full pressure. As long as it holds when I'm on the water, I'll be happy.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

28 Jul 23

@Tampa_girl7 I hope so. Now that I've found a solution for the seat problem, I'm rather fond of my kayak.

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

27 Jul 23

@DWDavis hopefully it’ll keep getting the job done.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jul 23

Leaks can be incredibly hard to find sometimes. I hope the patch 'takes' as it should.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

I thought I was in for an arduous search. Luckily, the leak revealed itself quickly.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

27 Jul 23

I hope the patch holds. Enjoy your day.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

27 Jul 23

If it doesn't, I may be swimming in Jordan Lake in a couple of weeks.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

28 Jul 23

@LindaOHio I'll be okay. The other two air chambers will keep me afloat and I always were a flotation vest. *pats his belly* Plus, I'm naturally buoyant.