In a message dated 7/14/00 7:18:26 PM, chesapeake18_at_hotmail.com writes: << How does one hold the storm paddle onto the kayak so that it doesn't get washed off, yet is instantly available, upside down, in case of a capsize? Do you have to wet exit and then renter/roll? >> No, there is no reenter and roll. Stowing on the front deck eliminates the need to exit the boat. Just grab the storm paddle and roll up. I place one end under the foremost bungies on my Romany Explorer and the other end under the chart bungie closest to the cockpit. I did fabricate a stand-off that holds the front bungie of the deck so the paddle will slip beneath it. I also attached a loop of bungie cord to the port side perimeter line at the bow. This loop is placed and sized to accept my full length Greenland stick on the front deck, the other end of the paddle goes beneath the same chart bungie. This way I can stow my full length stick as well and not worry about it slowing down my roll (by hanging off the deck) or ever falling off or coming loose. Still searching for a convenient way to stow an assembled Euro paddle on the aft deck that will work will I'm at sea so I can switch off between the Greenland or the Euro paddle whenever I want. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 14 2000 - 12:42:38 PDT
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