Re: [Paddlewise] Deck closures

Ralph Hoehn wrote: 
The system is remarkably effective due to the fact that the greater the 
pressure on the deck -- from breakers crashing down on it like last weekend, 
for example -- the tighter the beads are forced against each other and 
against the inside of the slit tubing and the more effectively they seal. In 
effect you have the double security of a labyrinth seal and a compression 
seal.

Ralph Diaz wrote: 
The only downside I see in the Pouch high profile rear deck tube is in trying 
a cowboy, over the rear deck, self-rescue.  What's that expression about 
being run out of town on a rail?  Wear a steel jock or be resigned to a 
change in the pitch of your voice.
 
Don Raphael,
It was my impression that those paddlers whom this might effect had them of 
brass in any case or else they wouldn't be out there, so I don't see a change 
of pitch as a potential problem. The tube is made of aluminium, so steel 
might be overkill in any case, eh?

The other Ralph
(The REAL other Ralph in this case :-).)
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