Attention: Anyone with fs12t kayak

[c-villefisherr408]

hey guys if anyone is on here with an fs12 t kayak and does bay fishing be veryyy veryy careful. i took my kayak out a week or 2 ago with daddyg and his son and found myself sinking outta fort armastead park. i later found out at work that fs12ts arent sealed properly. the hull filled up with water and the front of the kayak was covered in water. for now on i take that kayak in fresh calm water. smiths marina would prob be the only acception for brackish water. definately an eye opener. i didnt see anywhere in the manual do not use in the bay or rough conditions.

[kevinfry]

sounds defective....return it.

[c-villefisherr408]

im pretty sure thats just the way they are sealing it. tried to return it last year and my work (bass pro) put marine culk around a lot of the spots that were leaking but it clearly didnt help

[kevinfry]

What in the world would be "sealed" below or near waterline?

[c-villefisherr408]

dunno i just know the hull filled up and the top filled up. i was sitting in water partially sunk with scupper plugs in hand and still sitting in a bunch of water. luckily there was a boat crabbing that was able to let me swim to there boat and even throw my kayak on board

[J.A. Veil]

Several years ago, I had hairline cracks around one of the scupper holes that allowed several gallons of water to enter the hull each trip. In order to find the cracks, I set the kayak upright on some supports and filled it partway with the garden hose. I could then look underneath and see where the water was dripping/oozing out. They were repaired by applying Goop. Unless you already know where the water is coming in, that might be a good next step.

Although taking on several gallons per trip was annoying but manageable, if the cracks had grown larger, the inflow of water would have increased over time.

[gliebig]

One would think that building a non-leaking boat would be near the top of the priority list.?

[c-villefisherr408]

tell me about it lol. for 500 bucks it should be a floater not a sinker. i kno the rivets are leaking (horrible design) i thought it was the horrible seal up front that pushes down to seal so they sent me a new one. low and behold everythings riveted down so u cant remove it anyway. i called ascend about it a while back and asked if it was ok to take in brackish water and kinda choppy water and my response was idk. my work refused to give me a new one and its now out of warranty.

[gliebig]

My friend just purchased one a month ago and I almost picked one up. We'll see how his holds up.

[Mike]

I was looking at that same boat a couple months ago and decided not to buy after reading reviews on the Bass Pro site and elsewhere about the hull filling with water. It's not just you, it's a poor design or build quality.

Mike

[BassMoore]

i woulda tried a little harder to return it rather then letting people who dont know a thing about kayaks culk it lol..

they returned mine without question when i worked there. I told ya last year to get rid of it from taking on water just sitting there.

Im sure theres a small crack some where plus the front hatch isnt sealed.

dont scare everyone else out of it tho.. lol even cars arent mad perfect.. theres always at least 1 defect.

[c-villefisherr408]

im fine for the most part in freshwater but anything tidal or a little bit of waves fill up the damn thing. its out of warranty now anyway so nothing i can do

[BassMoore]

Do the upside down trick. fill it with water.. or right side up see if you see if coming out of anything

[On the fly]

I know a few who have ventured out in one with no problems, I agree with BassMoore.