In a message dated 3/30/01 11:33:07 AM, cramer_at_coe.uga.edu writes: << > www.bekson.com/plasticlips.htm. Seems to me to be the best way to do the job > with minimal damage to the boat when stowing and removing the paddle. Should > be easy to get to in case of an emergency. What Have I forgotten? >> I have some of these but not for the kayaks. They are light weight plastic, subject to breaking. Anything that sticks up like that is vulnerable in my view. Paddles will pop off with a strong wave or if something hits them. If you store other gear with the paddles and try to move the paddle I'd also expect either twisting the clips or the paddle to pop off. I don't know how UV resistant they are plus I HATE the idea of putting yet more holes in the boat. You would have to use at least 2 per paddle section. That is a lot of holes. If you have them near the cockpit and you do a self rescue where you come up across the back deck, I can see other issues of getting hung up on them or again, knocking the paddle off. When securing essential gear convenience is not my first priority. There may be clips that work but I don't think these are the right ones. Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** 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 30 2001 - 09:07:30 PST
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