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Re: SCUDDER HOLES
By:Bruce
Date: 10/14/2000, 8:20 pm
In Response To: SCUDDER HOLES (UVITO)

: WHAT IS A SCUDDER HOLES IN A SIT ON UPON KAYAK?I BOUGHT A KAYAK FROM THE NET
: AND WHEN IT ARRIVED IT HAD 4 NICE HOLES GOING THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE
: BOAT..i QUICKLY LOOK AT THE NAME .nO IT WASN'T THE TITANIC BUT RATHER AN
: ORCA. STILL THEY ARE BOTH ARE UNDER WATER AND MY FEAR WAS SO WOULD THIS
: KAYAK ND MY WIFE WITH IT..I CALLED THE SELLER AND HE SAID " OH,
: THEY'RE SCUDDER HOLES..
: wHAT ARE THEY FOR?

: HELP
I believe they are drains,The water inthe boat drains down to the level of the surounding sea or lake or whatever. This feature is also on inflatable kayaks used in white water, the feature is call self bailing. This is my guess if some else has a better ieda, I am all ears.

Messages In This Thread

SCUDDER HOLES
UVITO -- 10/14/2000, 6:07 pm
Re: SCUDDER HOLES
Tony -- 10/17/2000, 6:42 pm
Re: SCppER HOLES
bob -- 10/15/2000, 8:51 am
Re: SCUPPER HOLES
Steve L -- 10/16/2000, 10:24 am
Re: SCUPPER HOLES
mike nicholson -- 10/14/2000, 9:25 pm
Re: SCUDDER HOLES
Bruce -- 10/14/2000, 8:20 pm