Jetski's don't kill kayakers, Jetski riders do. Sorry :-P Just had to say it after reading Ellis' comment about thinking about the "person" on the machine instead of what they were doing and Perry's packin' heat... (I agree with you, Ellis, in holding the higher moral ground by not letting Doug shoot the PWC guy with the flare, which all of us know he'd have done faster than Perry could have gotten his 38 out of the drybag: "You know, your honor, I shot my flare into the sky, where it landed I know not why..."). Did anyone see that new water-ski thingamabob in Canoe & Kayak? A "Personal Ski Machine" called The Solo? From the bowels of High Impact Hell... And what's this about inland lakes and Marine VHFs not being compatible? Ken Schroeter Laconia, NH, USA 43°32'25"N 71°28'59"W "Watery tarts, lying around in ponds, handing out swords, is no basis for a system of government!" -Monty Python *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:21 PM 4/14/01 -0400, Ken Schroeter wrote: > >And what's this about inland lakes and Marine VHFs not being compatible? Basically, no one monitors them on inland lakes, certianly not the authorities -- there's no requirement for them to. They're mostly a "navigable waterway" thing. You could use one to talk back and forth with your buddies, or whatever, I suppose. Calling for help, though -- you could call all day and not get a response. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Schroeter" <kenschroeter_at_hotmail.com> > Did anyone see that new water-ski thingamabob in Canoe & Kayak? A "Personal > Ski Machine" called The Solo? From the bowels of High Impact Hell... I wrote that in our mag's Sea Kayak Dispatches but it had been mentioned in various forums prior to that. It is a strange machine that seems to be premised on some mistakened belief that the operator/skier lives on a planet devoid of other people and no one else is out there on the water. Kind of reminds me of one of the first dents my wife ever put on one of our earlier cars. She was up with friends on Deer Isle, ME and pulled into a spot in front of some shop. When they left, she went in reverse and smashed into a car behind her. Her comment was "It wasn't there when I pulled in." You have to understand that New Yorkers (my Canadian-transplanted wife has been long enough here to qualify as one of us) tend to forget themselves when they are far from civilization and think they are the only ones around. I suspect the operator of that Ski Machine may tend to think the same. > > And what's this about inland lakes and Marine VHFs not being compatible? I was surprised at that. While I don't expect the US Coast Guard is monitoring any channels, I would think that marinas, state and local marine enforcement agencies and motor boaters are using VHFs. But I don't know the locale, so I bow to Wes's assessment of that situation. ralph diaz-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:58 PM 4/15/01 -0400, ralph diaz wrote: >> >> And what's this about inland lakes and Marine VHFs not being compatible? > >I was surprised at that. While I don't expect the US Coast Guard is >monitoring any channels, I would think that marinas, state and local marine >enforcement agencies and motor boaters are using VHFs. But I don't know the >locale, so I bow to Wes's assessment of that situation. Just to double check, I talked with a friend this morning who is a retired conservation officer and a big cheese in the local Coast Guard Auxiliary. He confirms that there's no requirement for anyone to monitor Marine VHF on inland lakes. He has a fairly big boat, that he takes out on the Great Lakes sometimes, and he's the sort of guy that flips on all the radios just on general principles. He says, "When I've been out on some of the real big inland lakes like Houghton and Higgins, I occasionally hear something on VHF, but on the smaller lakes like around here, never." He said that a marine VHF call from an inland lake might bring in a coast guard station on the coast, but from around here it would be unlikely as it'd be fifty miles or more, and the signal would be blocked. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:21 PM 4/14/01 -0400, Ken Schroeter wrote: >Did anyone see that new water-ski thingamabob in Canoe & Kayak? A "Personal >Ski Machine" called The Solo? From the bowels of High Impact Hell... I did, and I know at least one other person here did. I believe that author of that article was our own Ralph Diaz. *************************************************************************** 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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