Sunday, May 31, 2009

My Redfish14 is unsafe to paddle.

My Redfish14 is grounded due to cracks and safety fears.



First crack is above and you can see it gets longer in the second picture.

Two weeks ago as I was launching my kayak, I discovered a crack between the left hand scupper and the seat. I contacted Backcountry.com and Heritage Kayaks. While working on the issue they said use it as long as I thought it safe.
A crack has developed behind the other scupper.
I missed a couple of weeks of kayaking because of storms but went out on Saturday to East Bay
River. At take out I found a second crack between the other scupper and the seat. I also took a little water in the bilges that I believe came through the cracks on deck. I sent detailed photos to both Backcountry.com and Heritage Kayaks.
Bummer. My Redfish is grounded.

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