Re: [Paddlewise] securing gear in kayak && bulkheads?

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From: Andree Hurley <ahurley_at_viewit.com>
To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] securing gear in kayak && bulkheads?


>I've always found it easier to do rescues with bulkheads in place, it's
>just not great to fully rely on them - eg. use dry bags in the bulkheaded
>compartments too. I originally installed eye bolts in my cockpit and tied
>things down using them.
>
>Practice a lot of t-rescues with and without gear, with and without
>bulkheads just to see what happens. We did a rescue practice during a
>class with  a
>popular boat that doesn't have bulkheads but did have a full air bag and
>could barely accomplish a t-rescue.

Could someone who has successfully done a T-rescue with a fully loaded sea
kayak please advise me just how it is accomplished. I have been unable to
lift the bow out of the water at all from a kayak. Does the victim push the
stern down? Do two people lift the bow between them?
Matt Broze

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