[Paddlewise] FW: Winter paddling and ice

> I only take my plastic out in winter.  I also use my oldest or cheapest
> paddles since they can get so chewed up on the ice.  I remember prior to
> having gone out in winter, a fellow paddler had told me that the ice
> "talks" to you.  I since have had those experiences and wouldn't miss it
> for anything.
> 
> Debbie Reeves
> Sandy Hook, NJ
> ----------
> From: 	Anne Burton[SMTP:aburton1_at_maine.rr.com]
> 
> 
> When I put in, there was no ice visible in the water at all.... but as I
> went 
> farther south, nearer to the mouth of the Presumpscot River, I started to 
> see occasional smallish chunks of ice.  I thought it would be fun to
> paddle 
> through (and over) some ice....but the scraping sound on my fiberglass 
> hull convinced me to do this only once.  
> 
> So here's the question for all you more experienced winter paddlers:  
> how hard is this on the hull?  Is it to be avoided?   Is the bark worse
> than 
> the bite?   
> 
> 
> 
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