Kayak maintenance

[HobieScot]

Just rinse it down and make sure you check all the little nooks and crannies for blood.

Rinse all your gear, not just your kayak. Paddle, rods n reels, gaff and so on. One place I never thought to oil was where the two piece paddle connects in the center. Mine rusted up and made the button not snap into place so now I spray that down with corrosion x every time and it works again.

You basically just want to get the salt water and blood off of everything. Salt water corrodes everything


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[Rocketfish]

Originally Posted by HobieScot

One place I never thought to oil was where the two piece paddle connects in the center. Mine rusted up and made the button not snap into place so now I spray that down with corrosion x every time and it works again.

Thanks for this tip! I never thought about that and have been using my paddles several times a week for 4 months now. I'm surprised that my paddle hasn't rusted up.