>> Aha! So you'd have to have a bent wire structure inside that would turn it into a rotating vane, to be hoisted up on the shaft under the blade. But then you couldn't paddle and hold it up. A shock-corded light Al tent pole? Strapped to the paddler's back? >> Now there's an idea! Fasten it to the paddler instead of the boat, then if the paddler gets separated from the boat, the body will be easier to find on radar. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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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