From: <JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com> > In a message dated 3/30/2001 9:03:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, > michaeldaly_at_home.com writes: > > > I have made up some short bungies with nylon hooks on the ends. The hooks > > have a gate to keep them from working free. I use these to tie down stuff > > (like the spare paddle on the front deck) by wrapping the bungie around the > > shafts and clipping onto the lifelines. > > Haven't watched this thread, but have you tried releasing your spare paddle > quickly, Mike. Like maybe inverted, under water, when you'd really like to > have it handy to roll up? With gloves on? And cold hands? Sounds like > it'll stay on pretty well, but will it stay on too well? Tested thoroughly! The blades of the paddle are towards the cockpit. The spoon is concave down, so I can slide my hand under the blade easily. The blade end of the paddles are tucked under the permanent bungie (the criss-cross map holding stuff) furthest forward from the coaming. The wrapped bungie isn't that tight and is around the shaft alone. I always make sure that the paddle half without the button at midpoint is on the starboard side. This one will pull free more easily than the one with the button. I've practiced pulling it out and rolling up with the half paddle. Then I can either paddle with half or pull out the other half (now easier to pull due to the slack in the bungies) and join the two. I moved the spare paddle to the front deck a couple of years ago, because I'm not comfortable with twisting around and getting it off the rear deck, especially quickly while performing an inverted aqueous manoeuvre. In doing so, I ensured I wasn't going to compromise anything. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:25:47 PST
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