On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Chuck Holst wrote: [snip] >> The method used for tying on was a slip knot that could be quickly popped >>loose if a boat capsized or otherwise came to grief. One doesn't want to be >>fumbling about untying knots in an emergency. In a kayak a line around the >>waist with a slip knot is simple, cheap and doesn't cause the boat to be >>jerked around. Probably more sophisticated ways but I am such a cheap >>beggar. >> >> >>Cheers >>John Winters >>>> >> >>************************************************************************** * [snip] >> >>I have also seen tow belts, resembling a small fanny pack, that >>have quick-release Fastex buckles. However, I understand that >>they can be tiring on long tows, especially in waves, though >>they do have the advantage that they can be passed from one >>kayak to another. >> >>Chuck Holst you can pass the tow rope from boat to boat if you all have cam-cleats too... nothing extra [as far as weight either] cam cleat release better than fastex buckles, under stress/emergency [at least in my experience]. this is from towing open boats in white/moving water while the boater swims out... and if you've done that you know it's more "dragging" than towing!! the waist belts i've seen would have been uncomfotable under high stress pulling, but besides the fastex buckle, one i saw had a ripcord type pin [similar to a cotter pin], held in place by pressure, and velcro. pull the pin, rope's gone... YMMV mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: "You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 30 1998 - 17:55:57 PST
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