Scratches, Tracking, Leak

[Mr_Fixit]

Scratches:
Yeah, I may do the soldering iron approach on some of the ones that are eating at me. I am no perfectionist in any way, but... yeah... some of them really bother me. hehehe

Tracking:
Ok. I guess I can deal with it. I have also become fairly accustomed to adjusting without conscious thought. Its only really an issue when I am heading to a location while tying on a rig or something similar. I was with an awesome guide (Captain Wade), and he kept telling me Peddle Peddle Peddle after telling me to switch rigs. Peddling, steering, and tying on a line is WAY too much multi tasking for my simple mind. Without steering, I end up going way off course... Oh well.. dealing with it.

Leak:
More often than not I launch from a dock in Oceanside and rarely have water coming over my kayak.. Shore launches, yeah. Last trip I had no waves crash over me but still had two cups of water. Perhaps I should spend some time really taking a close look at my boat and see whats up. I have looked at it before, but was unable to tell anything useful.

[Jizzling]

Originally Posted by Mr_Fixit

Scratches:
Yeah, I may do the soldering iron approach on some of the ones that are eating at me. I am no perfectionist in any way, but... yeah... some of them really bother me. hehehe

Tracking:
Ok. I guess I can deal with it. I have also become fairly accustomed to adjusting without conscious thought. Its only really an issue when I am heading to a location while tying on a rig or something similar. I was with an awesome guide (Captain Wade), and he kept telling me Peddle Peddle Peddle after telling me to switch rigs. Peddling, steering, and tying on a line is WAY too much multi tasking for my simple mind. Without steering, I end up going way off course... Oh well.. dealing with it.

Leak:
More often than not I launch from a dock in Oceanside and rarely have water coming over my kayak.. Shore launches, yeah. Last trip I had no waves crash over me but still had two cups of water. Perhaps I should spend some time really taking a close look at my boat and see whats up. I have looked at it before, but was unable to tell anything useful.

If you really want to find out if you have a small hole somewhere, you could always fill up the inside of your kayak with water and see if any water starts to come out. Yeah it sounds like a hassle to drain out, but you'll get a definite answer.

[Hunters Pa]

going over the scratches with a razor will trim off the raised portion, making them appear a lot smaller

If you are going to put water in your kayak to find a leak, do it on dry concrete. A lot easier to find where it is coming from