Re:[Paddlewise] What do you paddle

>PaddleWise        Wednesday, February 18 1998        Volume 01 : Number 025

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>Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 23:17:17 -0800
>From: Keith Kaste <kkaste_at_slip.net>
>Subject: [Paddlewise] my boat(s)
>
>This is potentially a great thread. I am keeping a copy of everyone's
>post who responds to the "what do you paddle" request.  I will compile a
>summary of all these responses and publish it back to the list for
>everyone.  So far, though, there have only been 16 responses.  There
>must be more than 16 subscribers out there with boats.  Come on you
>Guillemot and Laughing Loon owners, come on you rotomold owners,  and
>Coaster owners.  Let's hear it.  Even if you rent only, post an email
>describing which boat(s) you like the most.
>

OK, delurking temporarily to rhapsodize about my boat. I paddle an Arluk
1.8, white and black. 18 feet 2 inches long, and 21 inch beam, I think - I
lost the specs sheet.  I put it up on Thule racks on my Civic. This will be
my fifth summer paddling this boat. I tried many different boats before I
bought this one. I bought it because although it scared me at first (and
sometimes still does) it fit me like part of my own body, and it is the
most beautiful boat sculpture I have ever seen, except may be the Looksha.
It has a small cockpit, a rudder, bulkheads, tie down oval hatch covers.

It paddles best when loaded for a trip and is pretty bouncy otherwise.
I should have been paying more attention obviously to the ballast  thread!
I have used gallon containers of water jammed in close to the cockpit in
the fore and aft hatches. Better than nothing if it's not flat water.

I still can't roll it but I think that's because I am right handed but have
my paddle feathered typically left handed, and I have no idea what I'm
doing now once I get upside down, after 5 lessons in a lake and pools, all
slightly different. But that's another story.

I will be doing some cockpit modifications this summer.

Diane
Victoria, BC




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