Re: [Paddlewise] Spray skirt recommendations needed

As ralph and Ole misunderstood my question, I must have asked it wrong. The
seal I am concerned about  is the tunnel around me not the skirt around the
coaming. Though, that seal is also important, of course, as I don't want my
skirt to blow every time I roll. The concern I had was that deep sculling or
rolling in one of the nylon-tunnel skirts would mean a lot of water getting
into the boat between my clothing and the skirt.

> It sounds like you need one of the combi skirts that has a nylon tunnel
> and a neoprene deck.  The neoprene deck will likely fit tight as you
> want to the rim, whereas the nylon tunnel will not be oppressively
> warm.  Snap Dragon, among others, makes these.
>

I looked at Snap Dragon's website today, and they seem to have several
combination models, at least one of which has a neoprene deck, nylon tunnel,
and an adjustable neoprene band at the top of the tunnel to create a snug
fit, but doesn't encase your midsection in neoprene (the "girdle effect," as
it were).

The 2000 NOC Catalog  has a Kokatat GoreTex touring skirt that has a similar
top, though its deck is nylon, not neoprene. That looks interesting, though
a bit pricey (at just under $160). Kokatat doesn't have them on their
website, so I'm assuming they're new for 2000. Anyone seen or tried one of
these?

Thanks!

Steve










> Steven W. Jarvis wrote:
> >
> > Paddlewisers,
> >
> > I've been paddling with a neoprene skirt (the same one I use on my WW
boat,
> > actually) all winter, and now that it's starting to warm up some down
here,
> > I'd like to get something else for warmer weather.  The hitch is that
I'd
> > like one that's perhaps a little more comfortable (in fit and
temperature)
> > than the neoprene (mine's a Perception/Harmony LC-1), but still has a
secure
> > fit so I can practice sculling and rolling without filling my boat full
of
> > water. The nylon skirts I've seen in the catalogs don't look like they
seal
> > all that securely. My drysuit doesn't have a skirt thingy to block water
> > coming in like some have, so the only thing over the skirt will be my
PFD.
> >
> > Any recommendations? Price isn't really any object, as they all seem to
be
> > withing $40 or so of each other.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > Steven Jarvis
> > sjarvis_at_dicksonstreet.com
> > Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >
> >
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