> One of Ben's variations of the paddlefloat reentry seemed better than > my > version. I've been setting up the paddle with the shaft strapped to > the > deck just behind the cockpit, and then attacking the boat-outrigger > system from the COCKPIT side of the outrigger, humping my upper body > over the paddleshaft onto the back deck, inserting legs into cockpit, > and then rotating my lower torso around to an upright position. > (Dave's > method) > > I've seen several people mention strapping the shaft down. Why? All I do is place the paddle behind the cockpit, hoist myself halfway up the cockpit, hook my near foot over the paddle, twist myself over the back deck and slide my feet in (all in calm water of course). The back deck of my Looksha IV is a little higher than the cockpit coaming creating a little indentation that looks like it was built for this manuever. I take it other models are more rounded. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 08 1998 - 05:28:19 PDT
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