Re: [Paddlewise] SOTs uber SINKs

dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote:

Ralph wrote:
>>Well, that certainly would be a detriment.  BUT, since it is so easy to
hop on and off an SOT as opposed to being in a SINK (a Sit-INside-Kayak,
that's what I understand SOT elite paddlers call a closed kayak), you
can discretely take care of such needs in the water.

Next question!<<


> Ralph, here is the next question.
> 
> Ok, I've hopped off my SOT and am now floating in water up to my neck.  One
> hand is holding the bottle, errrrr, the other hand is holding the bottle
> "filler", which hand is holding my paddle and boat?
> 
> Thank you for your enlightened reply.  8-)
> Dan

I have to confess that I was looking at this situation in the wrong way
and I should have applied Occham's Razor.  Instead of getting into
complicated solutions such as hopping off to pee, which some individuals
would complicate even more by still insisting on using a bottle in the
water (I assume in order not to pollute the environment and take the
discharge back to a proper dumping station), the answer is simple. 
Consider the whole SOT as one large pee bottle!  Most SINK paddlers do
anyway. :-) The SOT has scuppers in various welled indents in the boat. 
Relieve yourself into one of the wells; water sloshing inside the well
will act pretty much like a flush toilet.  If in mixed company or near a
dock where you can be observed, hold a dry bag in front of you
pretending you are looking for something.  Restrain from too broad a
smile of relief when finished as that would tip others off as to what
you really were doing.

Next question!

ralph diaz
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