That's a pretty standard way of moving a loaded boat a few yards when beaching or launching. Use a couple of round boat fenders a la the way the Egyptians reportedly used to move the big stones for the pyramids. I am not sure it is a way one would want to move from a car to the water but maybe yes. ralph diaz Richard Frost wrote: > > We commonly drag a dinghy up and down a Cape Cod beach by rolling it over (and > over and over and over) a lightweight inflatable log known as a, well, I can't > remember what it is called but it resembles an oversized yacht bumper. Somewhat > tedious to move the thing every boat length but it saves our backs and the > boat's bottom. > > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mon Jul 10 2000 - 14:14:24 PDT
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