Kirk Olsen wrote >Have you got a good suggestion for keeping the water in one place? I dont have any experience at all on this.... I am just guessing... maybe a length of PVC pipe (2' of 2"= approx 150 Cu in of water) with a male screw plug at one end and a glued on cap at the other might work, strapped in with nylon webbing? ,alhough it all sounds pretty big, size wise. or maybe... how much water does a 60' coil of 1/2 " Tygon tubing hold.,150 cu in?...Zip lock bags?..Evian bottles..?. Maybe lead is a better idea..on second thought. Jim Champoux *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
I guess one big advantage of water would be that you dont have to carry it when carrying or portaging your kayak, just empty and refill. Jim Champoux & Son -------------- jim_at_sigall.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Jim Champoux wrote: > I guess one big advantage of water would be that you dont have to carry it > when carrying or portaging your kayak, just empty and refill. Have you got a good suggestion for keeping the water in one place? I know I wouldn't want any ballast shifting around. I've rolled a couple of baidarkas which have removable lead/steel Bballast. They definitely were easier to roll with the ballast in place, as the boats with ballast in place "wanted" to be upright. These boats have about a 17" beam and use the ballast to lower the center of gravity, not adjust trim. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
Or even hook up a drinking tube and use it for hydration. >///:>Chris Hardenbrook<:\\\< Increasingly Cloudy Sunny Southern California Jim Champoux wrote: > I guess one big advantage of water would be that you dont have to carry it > when carrying or portaging your kayak, just empty and refill. > > Jim Champoux > & Son > -------------- > jim_at_sigall.com > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
> Kirk Olsen wrote > >Have you got a good suggestion for keeping the water in one place? > Surplus stores have plastic containers for drinking water in a variety of shapes (also camping/wilderness stores but they tend to be pricey). You can locate one behind your seat if you have the room, or rear compartment close to the bulkhead if you have a bulkhead, or both. A bungie system may not offer the holding power for an item as heavy as a few gallons of water, so straps are a better method with secure anchor points. >///:>Chris Hardenbrook<:\\\< Rain on the Horizon *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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