spuglisi

Hi Mike, I have a tempest 170 and went through the same thing. I used 3m 5200 to seal the point where the skeg cable goes through the skeg box. It's a common leak point on tempests. The box might be above the water line in perfectly smooth water but any bump or edging would let water in. If you're doing any rolling the rear hatch rim could be a point of entry for water as well. If you open the hatch and pour water around the rim you'll see it seeping in if the seal has been compromised. There's a lot of good info on the tempest owners yahoo group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tempestOwners/ you're not a member you should sign up.....it's free and Steve Shearer, the designer of the tempest line is quick to answer questions and offer advice.

Greenheads are out but, as of Friday, when I was on the Merrimack river down to Plum Island point they were still at a tolerable level.

I believe that Ben's formula is for the length of one cubit plus one fist between your hands. It seems to work out to be a little closer than the 90 deg rule of thumb.

I'll join you Peter.

See you Wednesday.

And........Thank you Bob for organizing and moderating

Good luck !

Bob, I'll help out and can bring a boat........or two

I'll take care of it for you.

I have one also ...and yes it's breathable.

I'll print and post.....I also posted the flyer on my facebook page. Others may want to do that as well.

I wonder about the connectors for charging the phone....would they remain both conductive and waterproof ?

I agree Gene....and...I hate to be judgemental but it looks to me that he might be somewhat impaired. Drugs? alcohol? who knows? something just doesn't look right to me.

Pretty sobering!

#61 appears to be of Glenn and Scott working really hard to screw up a scenic harbor shot. A great day on the water in Great company...The weather wasn't bad either.

I've been interested in doing just that route....hope to join you this time.

Looking good for me being there.

http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x480210682/Lost-kayakers-successfully-rescued

I plan on being there.

Look again...the Oct 17 meeting was 2010

My guess is that you shouldn't be pushing with your feet at all when paddling backwards.

Thanks for posting the video Bill......It was a lot of fun out there tonight.

Perfect!!!

Well, I'm not so sure that 7' waves will actually materialize. Cinnimon Rainbows is showing waves of less than 4' tonight. But, in any case, have an enjoyable paddle and we'll see you another time