For those interested, I had a moment to add a couple of more pics (with deck-layout rational) -- including my knife used to fend off roving bands of killer squid :-) Cyber-space address is at: <http://www.geocities.com/nordkappman/p2.html> Please note that I had asked Gabriel to host some of these pictures on his site, but then decided I didn't want him to get smeared with the ridicule that comes from sharing pics of a heavy, complex paddling machine. I like my boat, and it keeps me alive and happy, along with other skills, in seas that most would choose to avoid (though most proficient paddlers can paddle very rough waters, most prefer to avoid it). Though I certainly try to keep within my limits, I find myself drawn to the edge more than the average, and a strong, well appointed boat is one of my answers to paddling in an environment that is in both dynamic and dangerous tension. Nobody can say the open ocean isn't a place like that. And nobody can say what is ultimately safe and unsafe, or how one paddler should or should not rig their sea kayak (pre-flame hose-down). Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 16 2001 - 22:36:43 PST
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