"I do not paddle in high winds without my boat leash. I use two pieces of nylon webbing (one of which is bright red) connected together in the middle via a cam buckle. This provides a quick release. Pulling the end of the red strap releases the buckle." Dan Hagen How do you attatch the webbing to yourself? How long is the tether you use? How and where do you attatch the tether to what kind of boat? "Uhhh... (or duhhh..) what's a slip-ring? e" Elaine, A slip ring is (in my case) a stainless steel ring that has a slightly larger inside diameter than the two inch webbing that I use as a tow belt (worn around my waist and fitted to my pfd). The tow line is attatched to the slip ring, the slip ring is slid onto the tow belt, the tow belt is buckled arround my middle with a quick release buckle. When I release the quick release buckle the slip ring slides easily off the free end of the tow belt, releasing the towed object and freeing me from potential entanglement. Nick Lyle *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 13 1999 - 08:39:08 PDT
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