> One important point often overlooked with leashes. People imagine the > cord > need only be strong enough to hold the paddle itself. In fact if you > swim > in waves and are grasping the paddle, the cord may have the weight of > the > loaded boat on one end being pulled away from your weight on the > other. So > both the cord and its attachment point to the boat must be strong. > Very good point. I recall all of the discussions in rbp about the dangers of becoming entangled with a leash, however, most of them were ww paddlers. Unless caught in a breaking wave or some such unfortunate situation, I don't think you're talking about the same type of forces. I opted for a leash with a clip on one end to hook to the boat and velcro on the other end to wrap around the paddle. I managed to accidently pull the cord out of the velcro. The cord is straight bungee type cord and does not coil. I have problems keeping it out of the water because it will not curl naturally on the deck. It was only $5 and worth a shot. Guess I will have to spring for $20 and get one of those telephone type cord leashes. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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