At 07:24 PM 7/25/00 -0400, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote: ><< But if the paddle is securely fixed is there any reason not to > position it at the front of the cockpit? All the books I've read set it at > the back. By the way these were not rough water practice sessions as I was > solo at the time. >> > > I think the reason we generally fasten the paddlefloat to the rear > deck is >because most sea kayaks have peaked front decks which makes securing the >paddle marginal at best. If your boat has provisions for securely fastening >the paddle to the front deck, then I don't see why you couldn't do it that >way. I don't think that putting the float on the front deck would work well at all, unless you are very very limber. The reason is that the last motion of re-entering the boat requires that you place a fair bit of weight on the paddle-outrigger for stability while you corkscrew into the cockpit. I can't really envision how this might work if the paddle is on the front deck. However, I haven't tried it myself, so I don't really know if the problem I suggest exists. But the theory seems sound enough. Hopefully Matt will have an opinion... Cheers, Kevin Kevin Whilden Your Planet Earth http://www.yourplanetearth.org (206) 788-0281 (ph) (206) 788-0284 (f) *************************************************************************** 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 25 2000 - 17:05:11 PDT
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