Bill Leonhardt wrote: > cockpit (perhaps while inverted under water). One approach I've been > thinking of is to make a pocket for each blade from cloth allowing it to > cover 3 or 4 inches of the blade tip and attaching this to the deck just > forward of the vee block that the rudder rests in while folded. That would > secure the blade ends. To secure the shaft ends, a velcro'd strap could be > attached to the sides of the rear hatch cover within reach from the > cockpit. To use this then, you would insert the blade into the pocket and > then secure the shaft. A modification like this has been used by some folding kayakers in boats that do not have paddle parks (Kleppers and Nautiraids do; Feathercrafts and Folbots don't). I had a design for this in an old newsletter. I would dig it out but you pretty much have re-created the concept. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 06 2000 - 15:18:44 PDT
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