Re: [Paddlewise] silly question about bow float bags

Allison,

  I think you need to find a better float bag.  I have nylon float bags
that have a long stem.  I can easily put the float in part way, blow it
up fully and then squash it in.  I think you may be going for too much
perfection - the bag does not necessarily have to be all the way up to
the end of the kayak.  So long as the bow bag is in good and tight (ie.
blow it up fully when in place) it won't be going anywhere.

   Unless you are building a kayak and installing fiberglass tape, or
else installing foot pegs, I don't think you need to be that intimate
with the inside of the bow of your kayak!

   - Scott

Allision Corning wrote:
> 
> Hi all-
> I've been listening in (reading in?) for a while and have decided that if
> anyone can solve my dilemma, someone on this list can...here it is:
> 
> The people I paddle with all have kayaks without front hatches and so insert
> inflatable floatation bags into the bow for extra support. However, the
> little inflate tube is not long enough to inflate without someone  scooting
> down inside the boat, mashing the bag into the end of the boat and inflating
> it. Because I am the smallest person in the group, I get to be that person.
> This year I got stuck and had to be pulled out by my feet and it was a
> rather unpleasant experience all around. How do other people deal with this
> situation? Am I doomed until a smaller paddler comes along? Does someone
> sell an extension to the little inflate tube, or has anyone made one? I hope
> someone can help me before I have to start faking claustrophobia or some
> other psychological excuse...
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> Allison
> 
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