Gather 'round, children, and Uncle Brett will tell you another chapter in the story of The Incredible Sinking Kayak (TISK).

Last week I took the hatch apart and sealed it with the 5200 Marine Adhesive/Sealant. I glued the hatch coaming in, let the stuff set up for a couple of days and then glued in the hatch and let that set up for a couple of days. Today we went to sea.

Now, the newspaper has been warning of high surf conditions due to a confluence of a cold front out of China and the trade winds. To be sure the surf is pretty dramatic but we were going to be in the protected area at the Agana Boat Basin. Gordon had one of the boats he's been working on and we were going to test them out. We launched without incident. Wakana was in Gordon's boat and I had TISK. We crossed the harbor marveling at the color of the water. There was a strong wind blowing but the water was relatively calm. Wakana was very happy with the kayak she was using. It ran along smoothing under her, braving the little waves and darting along with little effort on her part.

My own kayak ran well but I started to notice the, by now, very familiar drag and therising water around me that indicated that I was not doing well. I headed back across the harbor. I called to Wakana that I was sinking. I felt behind me looking for the water level. There was a distinct gap at the top of the hatch. I kept goin, knowing that the boat was filling up with water as I paddled. Gordon came down to look at the hatch as I sat in the boat. I put my hand on it to show hime the gap and the cover came off in my hand! Water poured into the boat! Luckily I was no longer in deep water. I am NOT a happy kayak owner.