Re: [Paddlewise] New Year's Paddle

Snowmachine shops usually carry these pics.

Richard Culpeper
www.geocities.com

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> From: Patrick Maun <pmaun_at_bitstream.net>
> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Year's Paddle
> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 3:25 PM
> 
> Michael Daly wrote:
> 
> >I paddled on Jan 1 1998 with some folks in Windsor ON on
> >the Detroit river.  This was an annual event for them and some
> >paddlers had considerable experience with paddling in ice
> >infested waters.  One fellow had a pair of Philips screwdrivers
> >under the bungies on his fore deck.  He had drilled holes in the
> >tops of the handles and ran lines through them.  The other end
> >of the line was tied to a snap hook that was hooked to the bungies.
> 
> Last year, a group of us built some of these using wooden dowels drilled
> wil a hole and filled with a penny nail. Throw on a metal eyelet on the
end
> and attach some cord and you have essentially the same thing with even
more
> 'biting power'. I would stick some cork on the nails to keep the nails
from
> puncturing clothing. Using these, you can drag yourself up an ice shelf
> after a dunking during backcountry skiing or kayaking..
> 
> -Patrick
> 
>
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