Re: [Paddlewise] Paddle Float Rigging and Day Hatches

From: Jeff Bingham <jbingham_at_amerijet.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:49:51 -0400
At 06:02 PM 5/22/2000 -0500, Evan Easton wrote:
>What do you do when you've got a boat that you just love, but it has a day
>hatch and the deck fittings aren't layed out to support paddle float rescue
>rigging?

Evan,
I have been paddling and teaching out of a Romany 16 for the past few
months and find that you really do not need rigging at all. I have just
been using the perimeter deck line that runs on the opposite side of the
day hatch. With just very little practise I have managed to get into the
boat in about five seconds once the rig was set up. However I can only use
it to come up from the left side. If you come up from aft of the paddle
there is a chance the paddle will swing away from you. Practise,  practise,
practise.
Brgds
Jeffrey T. Bingham
Manager of Flight Operations
Amerijet International, Inc.
Phone: 954-635-2007
Fax: 954-635-2039
Cell: 954-205-5063
<mailto:jbingham_at_amerijet.com>jbingham_at_amerijet.com  

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