Hej Dan, A couple of questions from a rookie.. Where do you position the quick release? In the center, near your waist, or near the end farther from yourself.... ? Also do you let the slack lie loose on your spray skirt? I was thinking and elastic bandwith the webbing folded under would allow it to pull out under any strain while remaining neatly tucked away when not in use? Anyway, thanks for sharing :-) Hal -----Original Message----- From: Dan Hagen [SMTP:dan_at_hagen.net] Sent: den 13 september 1999 20:21 To: Paddlewise Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] boat tether Nick Lyle wrote (regarding my boat leash): > How do you attach the webbing to yourself? How long is the tether you > use? How and where do you attach the tether to what kind of boat? I attach the tether to a web belt at the bottom of my "shorty" PFD, which is about in the middle of my torso. (This works with my torso shape; some might need a harness with a keeper strap passing under the crotch.) The other piece of the tether attaches to a 6mm line that passes through six pad eyes on the deck of my Caribou. The pad eyes are laid out in a parallel fashion, three on each side. The line begins with a stopper knot (at one of the pad eyes furthest from me), passes through the three pad eyes on one side, across the deck in front of me, and through the three pad eyes on the other side, ending in another stopper knot. I don't recall the exact composition of the line, but it has a braided nylon or polyester sheath and some sort of core material (as with climbing rope or rescue rope). The two pieces of webbing are attached in the middle with a cam buckle, which provides a quick release. You just need to pull the end of the strap that passes through the buckle to release it. The advantage of a cam buckle is that it can be released fairly easily when under tension, unlike the more common side-clamp buckle, which is extremely difficult to release when under tension. With my current setup the strap that one pulls to release the tether is red, but I am planning to replace it with yellow since yellow is easier to see when it is wet. As for length, I would estimate that it is about three and a half feet long. (I can't measure it right now since I am at my vacation home. If you want an exact measurement e-mail me tomorrow and I will measure it for you.) Happy paddling! Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hal Christiansen wrote: > > Hej Dan, > > A couple of questions from a rookie.. > > Where do you position the quick release? > In the center, near your waist, or near the end farther from yourself.... ? About 10 in. (25 cm) from my torso. > > Also do you let the slack lie loose on your spray skirt? Yes, although some of the slack can be tucked under a deck bungie. > > I was thinking and elastic band with the webbing folded under > would allow it to pull out under any strain while remaining neatly > tucked away when not in use? That seems like a good idea. Maybe I will give it a try. > > Anyway, thanks for sharing :-) > > Hal Ingen årsak! Dan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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