At 11:23 25-01-99 -0800, Julio MacWilliams <juliom_at_cisco.com> wrote: > > >Salamander advertises that their tow ropes float, and are highly >visible. > >In a recent workshop, a student made a presentation on towing with >a tow rope that sinks to the bottom, leaving only the storage bag >floating. > >So, here is the question. Is it really an advantage that the length >of a tow rope floats? > >I can see one disadvantage. If the thing is floating all over the >surface, the chances of getting entangled with it are a lot higher. > >opinions? > >- Julio good question. on the river, we want rope to float, you don't want it snagging on the bottom... mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Feb 19 1999 - 02:01:56 PST
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