ralph diaz wrote: > > Phlopz_at_aol.com wrote: > > My experience: > > It sags and clings clammily to your legs. > > You have to burp the sea sock before getting into the boat. That will > greatly reduce the clinging which results mainly from air pressure > within the boat pressing the sea sock on to you. Depending on the boat to a degree, you can get by alright without burping your sock before paddling your boat. (I pilot an F-Craft Khats) > > It scrunches up and is hard to get into. Before "strapping" myself into the cockpit, I use the paddle to shove my sock into position. Kinda like kickin' the tires before takeoff. > > I also worry about the sock pulling off of the coaming and making a mess in > > case of a wet exit --although that Murphey's Law prospect did not happen to > > me. > > To my knowledge what you describe doesn't happen to anyone. In > addition, when getting back into the boat, you will have very little > water to pump out as Phil Torrens pointed out earlier today. As I mentioned in my last post, I have yet to dislodge my sock during 3 years of storm paddling, rescue drills, and fast exits. Worth adding, though, is that I replaced F-Craft's adjustable bungie-bottomed sprayskirt with a Palm spraydeck so tight, it's _nearly_ impossible to pop one handed - with NO problems of sea sock dislodgment. Case closed. > > My sock is in the care of my son, who uses it as a second line of defense in > > rough conditions; or does he? > > Mine was used for a laundry bag and eventually I think I gave it to > someone from Feathercraft who was visiting. I now want one back for > rolling practice. I find mine doubles very conveniently as a gear bag for hauling all my garbage from chariot to shore and vice versa. At home, the cats have taken a liking to it when their litter boxes haven't been cleaned recently enough. No claw pinholes so far and I'm sure glad it's waterproof and easily washable ;-) Vince who's feelin' more like Fri. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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