Hello Peter: "I'm pretty slow putting it on above water let alone submerged!" One thing I think is helpful is to have a custom fitted spraydeck that goes on easily. Speed in getting the spraydeck on is really useful when taking off through surf, as well as for a re-entry and roll. You know how annoying it is to point your boat out to sea in the shallows, hop in, then spend valuable time fighting the spraydeck on, while a couple of waves come in and turn the boat along the beach. One cure for this is to rock the boat right over on its side on the sand and pivot it back facing out again. Not great for the showroom finish on the gelcoat, but it beats getting out of the boat and starting again. Russell Sheahan at Electric Water, tele (03) 9876-9541 or 0418 137 810 makes good custom decks that just drop onto the coaming really well. Regards, Peter Treby 37º 42' S 145º 08' E *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 05 2001 - 13:55:42 PST
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