Another thing to keep in mind is where to stow a paddle when performing an assisted rescue. You have to deal with two paddles *and* a second boat. I find that paddles get in the way, which can be especially disconcerting when you have a nice carbon paddle. What I did on my GTS was to run shockcord between the the two eyelets up near the bow. This kind of worked. I was trying to think of a solution when I had a "aha" moment while reading a post here on Paddlewise mentioning the Inuit use of bone on their deck riggings. I'll put some dowel pieces (or old Tinkertoys) through the shockcord which will provide proper lift and allow the paddles to slide temporarily under the cord. I haven't figured out a good non-invasive solution for my Necky Arluk which doesn't have eyelets up front. Possibly something attached to the running lines. One day I'll actually live somewhere where I can be near the boats and mess around with them when I want. -Patrick At 12:04 AM -0800 3/22/01, Matt Broze wrote: >PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> wrote: > > >I'm working on a rear deck bag stowage method but would be grateful for >descriptions of stowage and ways of deploying the paddle.<<<<<<SNIP> > *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Mar 22 2001 - 15:48:31 PST
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