RE: [Paddlewise] inner hull tie devices

I was looking in some German catalogs last night and saw a boat with a knee
tube which had a small VCP hatch cover on it. Neat idea!

There are a bunch of very interesting ideas on German boats including:

1. Rudders that retract into the stern of the boat from underneath, like a
skeg
2. Integral rudder pedals that mount on a central keel track with a
centrally mounted foot pump.
3. Zip up hatches
4. Hatched sealed with an inflatable gasket. A small pump comes with the
boat.
5. Nets instead of bungee in the deck area
6. Low prices (really good feature) on Glass, Kevlar, Carbon /Kevlar

cya
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of
> JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 4:54 PM
> To: asaarto_at_lpt.fi; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] inner hull tie devices
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/21/99 4:10:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> asaarto_at_lpt.fi
> writes:
> 
> << 
>  Has anyone tried embedding/laminating small waterproof tanks 
> inside the hull,
>  under the deck, just front of the cockpit? I saw a one here, made of
> fiberglass 
>  with a tight waterproof hatch, diameter of 4 inches and 
> lenght of maybe 15 
>  inches. One could easily keep money, GSM  etc. there.  >>
> 
> Sounds a lot like the standard knee tube that a lot of Brit boats have
> 'glassed in, Ari, but I've never heard of a water-tight one!  
> Most are open at
> the aft end --- where the paddler sits --- for easy access to 
> whatever is
> needed.  Possibly including GSM, whatever that is.  Sounds 
>
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