> > Any comments? How many people > > really use bow and stern lines? > > I do, although I will on occasion leave them off when I'm driving a WW > boat < 5 miles in town. You want them just tight enough not to flap. Don't > crank them down tight. I think they are very important, esp. when driving in winds or long distances where either vibration or an unexpected gust can slowly loosen or shift the boats. Here in Washington we have areas with signs stating "gusts" ahead - due to some land mass feature creating a venturi affect - and if your boat isn't tied bow and stern it could be in trouble. Not to mention other cars on the road if it happened to fall off. I actually have hear a lot of stories from commercial outfitters to private boaters about their flying boat experiences.... Andree Hurley - http://www.viewit.com/ Viewit Dot Com - Websites for Specialty Businesses On Water Sports, New: Online Sales - http://www.onwatersports.com Online Editor - http://www.canoekayak.com - July 2000 is live *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 18 2000 - 09:15:12 PDT
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