Footwell drains

I love my canoe but don't love the footwell drains in the sidewalls of the footwell. Real weak point in the construction of the canoe IMO. One of mine has turned into a leaker. At the shop now and hoping for a good outcome that will be durable. I get that the sidewall drains are there to reduce drag. But what's worse than a half gallon of water sloshing around INSIDE your hull. I'll take the drag of a regular Venturi drain all day over that. Anyway, been thinking about retrofitting a bailer like I have in my EPIC ski. Anyone done that?

Submitted by ericspin on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 4:04pm



Hi Eric,

Unless the drains are ABOVE the waterline, all things equal, the "reduced drag" via difference in positioning is B.S.

Weak point in construction or design ? What is your shops fix idea ?

Just wondering. mahalo.

Are these flush type drains ? Nothing stopping you from simply taping on a couple cones over them and see if this improves drainage ... From there you can add bullets and get even stronger flow ( suction )

aloha,
pog


#1 Mon, 09/15/2014 - 6:32pm


Some more reading ...

http://www.surfski.info/forum/2-announcements/17995-optimal-venturi-and-...

aloha,
pog


#2 Tue, 09/16/2014 - 5:21pm


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