"riverman" wrote in message ...
"John-news-group" wrote in message
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Hi

By Bow & stern air bage have leaks this will be the 2nd lot in about
3/4 years

I am thinking of filling the old bages with polystyrene beads

Has any of you done this sort of thing, if so any thing to look out
for

Thank you

John O'Connell


My first thought is that, if the old bags let air out, the new bags will let
water IN, and there's no easy way to drain them. You might make them a LOT
heavier this way..

You could probably seal up the bag well enough that, while not able to
hold air under pressure, it would keep the worst of the water out if
yuo were going to fill them with something. I guess you're talking
canoe rather than kayak, as kayka bags generally have to be 'inflated'
in situ.

You could try one more new set of bags and put them inside the old
bags. That might protect the new bags from the wear and tear that may
be causing the leaks.