Edward Sullivan wrote: > I tied a bright yellow float on mine when I > first got it. I can find it pretty easily by feel and it gives good > purchase for yanking on the loop without having to get your thumb into > it. I use a keychain float which is also a waterproof container in which > you can stow little things. I have a firestarted kit (a candle and a > bic) in case I have to swim for shore. Or my boat drifts off when I make > a pit stop thinking it was ebb tide. I discovered something interesting in last week's paddle. My sprayskirt loop had covered with ice. It was so slick that I had trouble gripping it. I had to bend it around my fingers to get a grip. I'm glad it hadn't frozen to the deck. I think the float on the end of the loop makes sense for paddling at this time of the year. I like the idea of the waterproof container float. I think I'll look for one or something similar. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 27 1998 - 10:03:43 PST
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