How does a self-bailer work? Are small elves with buckets included?
A self-bailing raft or IK (infl. kayak) has an inflatable floor that needs to be thick enough when blown up to offset the water. This means that the top of that inflated floor needs to be higher than the water outside, which if the boat is overloaded it might not be. Assuming proper load limits, when water comes in, it flows back out through bail holes or vents or lacing. If a IK or raft floor is not thick enough when blown up, it may suffer from a low load limit. This is something you need to pay close attention to on tandem IK’s. Few rafts have issues swamping though.
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