In a message dated 4/7/99 6:50:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pdaligan_at_javanet.com writes (Replying to Bill Leonhardt re towing): << On the subject of boat attachment; I prefer to clip the declines ( 'cos we all have declines on our boats..right ) rather than the bow or stern loops. The advantage being if a deck fitting pulls out under the stress you have more to work with but if the bow loop breaks you have to go in and reattach the tow. >> Good thought. However, I personally prefer that all kayaks have a painter (a bow line attached solidly at the bow and by some quick-release method near the cockpit). If the towline is clipped onto the painter, the towed kayaker can release themselves from the towline in an emergency by releasing the cockpit-end of the painter, allowing it to slip through the towline clip as the towline pulls ahead. Another benefit of the painter is that the towed kayaker can clip a tossed towline or throwbag to the painter from the cockpit, then the clip will slide to the bow as the line is pulled tight. This means that the towing kayaker need not come alongside the towee's bow in rough or treacherous conditions. Harold *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 07 1999 - 23:29:06 PDT
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