Re: [Paddlewise] nordkapp paddle mount

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 10:03:23 -0800
Bill Hansen wrote:
> 
> Hi Doug - I just peeked at your front deck paddle setup. There's no reason
> you'd remember, but this is very similar to the setup I've used on my
> Romany and have reported to PW. Fixing the paddle outrigger to the foredeck
> is easier that fixing it to the rear deck, and of course makes the awkward
> task of retrieving the paddle after pump-out much easier and much safer.
> [snip]

> (5) The photo looks like you've made a pad or support for the paddle at the
> point where it crosses the midline of the foredeck.
> What's that made of?

Yeah, I want to know, also, because all my yaks have peaked foredecks and
reardecks (some more than others), and the peak makes it a lot tougher to
stabilise the paddle when re-entering.

Minicell?  How did you atach it to the deck?

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR

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