Re: [Paddlewise] paddle floats

From: Mary Jo Cullen <mj.cullen_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:46:10 -0700
Joe Pylka wrote:
 
> FWIW I was rummaging through a back issue of Canoe & Kayak the other day
> (about 1996) and I noticed an ad from a company in BC selling an air bag for
> sea kayaks.  It was meant to facilitate rolling. It was to be kept alongside
> the coaming or perhaps in the boat.  The paddler would grab it and inflate
> it with the CO2 cartridge (much like an inflatable pfd) and use it as a
> stable float to do a sort of eskimo rescue.  From the drawing it appeared to
> be a fairly large bag.
> 
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Joe, 

Came across something similar the other day.  Self rescue by activating
a CO2 canister kept on the deck, which releases an inflated paddlefloat.
Have tried to send the website address.  Being new to this e-mail stuff
may have screwed up.  Disclaimer:  No personal interest in this product.

M.J.

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