Re: [Paddlewise] Better than a throw rope?

>      what do listmates think of the disk concept?
        I tried out one of these a few months ago -- one of the local police
departments had one.  Insofar as the casual paddler is concerned, I wouldn't
get one.  That's a big disc to keep in your boat,  The line on it is
necessarily thin in order to get any useful length, and perhaps too thin for
whitewater use.  Certainly it was difficult to hold onto in cold
temperatures.  You also have to remember to throw it in the proper rotation
for the line to pay out.  Otherwise it drops at your feet.  I was able to
get the thing to unwind completely but it took a pretty heavy heave.
        What It could be used for is to get a line across a stream or
obstruction, then attach a heavier line to be pulled across.
        Here in NJ there are a couple of lowhead dams which are way too wide
for this one to be useful.  One of these was "refurbished" after it killed
three people in the first year of its existence.  Where is yours, out of
curiosity?
Joe P.


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