Boomer_bassin Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 So I took my heritage angler out for the first time the other night and after about an hour of just paddling to get the feel of the yak I got the yak out of the water and looked in the hatch. I found what appeared to be 8-12 ounces of water in the hull. I was just wondering if I should be alarmed and possibly talk to academy about a replacement. There are screws on the very back of the yak and I wonder what those are for and if that is possibly where the water is entering at. This is my first kayak so I'm learning as I go. I cant get my phone to cooperate right now but when I get home I'll try to upload a picture of these screws. Academy's website says no returns on "used boats" but I wonder if the first trip with water entering the hull qualifies? Any thoughts? Thanks folks! Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 21, 2014 Super User Posted June 21, 2014 8-12oz isn't a big deal and is somewhat normal for any kayak. You can check your hatches to make sure they are tight. The screws in the back of the kayak are generally for a rudder and don't even breach the hull in most kayaks but just into the plastic itself. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are taking in gallons over the course of a day. 2 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted June 21, 2014 Super User Posted June 21, 2014 8-12oz isn't a big deal and is somewhat normal for any kayak. You can check your hatches to make sure they are tight. The screws in the back of the kayak are generally for a rudder and don't even breach the hull in most kayaks but just into the plastic itself. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are taking in gallons over the course of a day. Agreed. Quote
Boomer_bassin Posted June 21, 2014 Author Posted June 21, 2014 It freaked me out cause I was on flat water with no water getting near the hatches.... thanks for the replies fellas Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 21, 2014 Super User Posted June 21, 2014 It freaked me out cause I was on flat water with no water getting near the hatches.... thanks for the replies fellas Water gets near the hatches, trust me You have scuppers and you have a paddle that drips water into the boat and launching can also get water on there. it is just part of the deal of having a kayak. In my commander i have had a few gallons in mine when i primarily fly fish for a day because of the water coming off the line and paddle drips throughout the day. Quote
Boomer_bassin Posted June 21, 2014 Author Posted June 21, 2014 ok fellas looks like you talked me out of running it back to academy... just cant afford a Jackson Big Rig right now so this will have to get me by for a little while, Flyfisher didn't you have a Native Redfish as your first boat? what were your impressions both good and bad? the heritage angler is the same boat without the nice seat and different hatches but if you look close enough you can see the native and redfish logos under the current stickers Quote
Boomer_bassin Posted June 21, 2014 Author Posted June 21, 2014 Just for further reference here are the screws. Quote
RatCog Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 What you can do is spray it with a hose and see if that's the point that the water is entering. Mine has zero leakage. Quote
Boomer_bassin Posted June 22, 2014 Author Posted June 22, 2014 What you can do is spray it with a hose and see if that's the point that the water is entering. Mine has zero leakage. Good call Quote
Boomer_bassin Posted June 23, 2014 Author Posted June 23, 2014 It's going back, went out today fishing for about 3.5 hours when we went to carry the yak up the ramp it felt really heavy, turns out about 4 to 5 gallons was in the hull, called academy and they said kayaks don't fall under their boat return policy so I can bring it back to a store for a refund, hopefully the local store manager doesn't try to give me grief about it Quote
tntitans21399 Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 My kayak doesn't get any water from sitting in the water. I mighr get a little water from the paddle, water coming down as you lift up to paddle with other hand and it might drip into the kayak. Or from me stepping into thw kayak from the water. If you arw worried you can get some silicone marine chaulk and put that over the screws to make sure they don't leak. You can do the leak test where you fill the inside with water and then look around the outside for leaks. Quote
HeavyDluxe Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 FWIW, those screws are most likely for attaching a factory-approved rudder assembly. It is highly unlikely that the screws even go all the way 'through' the plastic hull into the the hollow of the boat. Quote
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