Why not Nick? I'm a big fan of bulhead free sea kayaks. I find that many of are daytrippers that don't need the waterproof compartments for gear. I have a fiberglass Wilderness Systems Artic Hawk that weighs in at only 42 pounds or so. Why so light for glass? Because there are no heavy (and in my opinion useless) bulkheads. "But wait, you need bulkheads for safety" some of you will say. But why? I fill up the empty areas with two large flotation bags. These displace alot of water, and weigh much less weight than the bulkheads. As an added bonus, I can reach all of my gear while in the kayak. So folks, don't discount bulkhead free boats so long as you are responsibly using flotation bags! - Scott Nick Gill wrote: > > I wouldn't paddle a sea kayak without bulkheads in a billabong full of dead wallaroos. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 24 1999 - 22:00:27 PDT
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