> Why in the world do people get themselves into boats that need all that? > You're probably guessing that this is leading to a sermon on folding > kayaks. It is not. My thought is--Why not use sit-on-tops? There are lots of uses for lots of different types of boats. For me the sit-on-top variety was not acceptable. My primary reasons: 1. Having over half my body inside boat+skirt means half my body isn't exposed to the sun. So I can wear shorts, and thus be more comfortable. 2. Being hit in the chest with a big wave would knock me off of a sit- on-top but only be temporarily painful seated tightly in the traditional yak. 3. My traditional yak with no forward bulkhead will store and hold all kinds of really long, lumpy gear inside. I hate gear on deck, unless its actually doing something, like a rod in a rod holder. 4. I also *feel* much more in control of the boat, seated down low, thighs locked tightly against the hull. FWIW: I have no difficulty re-entering my boat after a wet exit, and I have no difficulty rolling the boat, making an accidental re-entry situation very unlikely. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Feb 24 1999 - 13:12:22 PST
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