Jonathan & Nadine MacLane wrote: > > At 10:43 PM 7/7/98 -0700, Dave Kruger wrote: > >However, I do find a 6-foot sling of 3/4 inch nylon webbing really > >useful (stuffs into the pocket of my PFD) when I need to help someone > >weak in the arms but strong in the legs to re-enter his/her cockpit. > >Can encircle the cockpit and dangle in the water as a footstep. Or, can > >be used to help anchor the paddle/float behind the rear coaming and, > >again, dangle in teh water as a footstep. A carabiner is a good weight > >to keep the footstep end down where the foot is. Needs a float on the > >other end, however, or the sling/carabiner is likely to disappear in the > >briny deep! > > Hey Dave, > We're catching up on some old e-mail and came across your comment about the > sling. What I'm wondering is how you keep from tipping the boat over. If the > sling is on the port side of the boat and you're stepping on it, you impart > a force to turn the boat onto the port side. How do you apply counterforce > onto the starboard side to keep is somewhat straight. I think the context was as an aid in paddlefloat re-entry. In your description, the paddlefloat would be rigged on the same side, providing the support which would make the sling usable. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Oct 03 1998 - 11:04:19 PDT
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