Lost paddleboard

[Skookum]

So... we stayed at Matia In the San Juan’s on October 1. Due to a bad knot job, our Jimmy Styx Scout blow-up paddleboard is no longer with us. It went out with the tide around midnight. If you happen to see it floating around the San Juan islands, message us. And yes, my wife has purchased a knot tying book.

 

[Toki]

You know, when we're bouncing around the San Juans monitoring 16, it seems there are constant securite's on kayaks and paddleboards adrift with no occupant. Might want to keep your ears on and see if your paddleboard gets some air time!

 

[BB marine]

When I read the Thread title I had to read it. We have the identical board. It was my wife's board. It was her favorite past time when the anchor is down and we are in a new anchorage the board is down and she is exploring. We are on Kentucky Lake and earlier this month experienced some very warm days. Our plan was to go anchor out in the evening and go to a new anchorage, she was going to explore the cove on the board. I blew the board up to the normal 12 PSI and put it on the racks mounted to the rails of the pilot house. A few hours later I was sitting in the cockpit creating some routes for our trip down the river and I heard what sounded like a relief valve releasing, loud pop. Loud enough that the maintenance employee of the marina came down to the dock and asked if I had heard an explosion ! We walked around the dock thinking it may have been a propane bottle RV release. Nothing!. That evening as we were casting off from the dock I looked up at the board. It was completely deflated. That was the release. The board does not have a relieve valve and the sun had warmed the board to the point heat expansion blew a 6 inch hole in a seam. This board appears to be new. We purchased it from West Marine January 2018. It was in my opinion a well made board and had good reviews. It wasn't cheap in cost either. I made an attempt to call Jimmy Styx and found that that company is no longer in business. I also researched the failure and it seems that this is not the first time this issue has happened to a inflatable board. Most reviews state don't leave the board in the sun with pressure. The board was rated for 15 PSI I always kept 12 PSI so there would be room for expansion. Lesson learned maybe 10 PSI will be the new norm when we buy another board.

Skookum, I hope you find the board. If it holds air it is an awesome board.

 

[S. Todd]

We too have an inflatable paddleboard that often rides on our sport racks. I have never put as much pressure in the board as it called for because of the potential expansion due to heat and it appeared entirely unnecessary. Based on Brian's experience I will continue that policy. We recently purchased an inflatable kayak from Paddle North, which has very similar construction to an inflatable paddleboard (which they also sell) and it includes pressure relief valves. I still do not put as much air in it as called for. (The kayak is very stable and our 70 lb dog rides in it just as well as in the Zodiac, so she highly recommends it.)

 

[Spinner]

I would suggest calling the Coast Guard (by phone) and reporting the lost paddle board. When kayaks and SUPs turn up with a person, the Coast Guard will use resources to try and make sure nobody is in the water needing rescue.

For future use, I think the Coast Guard Auxillary gives out orange stickers that the owner can fill out and place on this type of small craft. That way, if one turns up, they can call the listed owner to find out if there is an emergency.

I hope yours turns up!

 

[FreeSoup]

Sorry to hear it went missing. Thinking based off this, and a requirement when we sailboat race offshore, a good idea to put our boat name or some sort of identification on our items that float. Throwable, coolers, SUPs, etc.