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/ ***************************************************************************
as if I had any concern. I think that it would provide a nice contrast to my minimal, equipment free decks- just a storm paddle that will hopefully remain strictly as decorative value. back to work immersion... > > 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. -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com İİİİİ furniture from the workshop http://studiofurniture.com/diary İİİİİ life as a tourist, daily journal http://studiofurniture.com/paint İİİİİ paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
A clean deck is a happy deck. Certainly, if one paddles a lot in a group situation and plans on doing boat-over-boat rescues, back-deck swimmer carries, and has concerns with things getting caught on deck accessories, then keep it clean as possible. If a cleat-and-fairlead rear-deck mounted tow system is a preferred methodology, a minimalism is also advised. The real-estate area of my Nordkapp is already small, so that the extra stuff above deck appears even more encumbering due to compression. I am almost exclusively a solo paddler, so have done what I feel is necessary with my mods and layout. Plus, I'm kind off anal when it comes to gear, outfitting, and modifying for the sack of modifying. Perhaps you noticed that. It doesn't make one a better paddler, however. I may build a minimalist skin-on-frame kayak one day, in self retaliation. Of course, I'd probably then play with the deck layout, adding tons of little pieces of bone, lashings, obsolete seal hunting accessories, spears, throwing sticks, seal floats, various ropes, etc., etc. Hey, maybe there is historical justification, after all, for "overkill outfitting". :-) Best to you, Gabriel. Back to pumping iron... Doug Lloyd Gabriel L Romeu wrote: > as if I had any concern. I think that it would provide a nice contrast > to my minimal, equipment free decks- just a storm paddle that will > hopefully remain strictly as decorative value. > > back to work immersion... > > > > 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. > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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