Hi I thought sea anchors went in front, to stabilize you in a bad situation, and drogues went in back, to keep you going straight, and were smaller than sea anchors. And I also have assumed that either should be fastened, or led away, from the very end of the boat, not near the cockpit? So I'm a bit confused. And another question: I feel I need a sea anchor and am having trouble finding the Boulter of Earth Drift Stopper. Can someone post a phone number of a mailorder place that sells it? BoE aren't answering their email. I'm about to give up and build the military-flare-parachute anchor as I've found them readily available. 36" diameter was recommended; is that about the same size as the Drift Stopper? (The parachutes are $5-$10 depending on size and condition.) Last(?) question: I gather drogues are real nice when having to land in heavy surf. Am I right in assuming a sea anchor would be too big to serve as a drogue? e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Oct 09 1999 - 10:50:18 PDT
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