Hello P'Wisers. I've been in lurk mode for 4 or 5 weeks - been exceptionally busy for a variety of reasons. My boat has been dry the whole time except for an unplanned opportunity this past Tuesday (6 unplanned hours of hydrotherapy in an unseasonably warm [80 degree] October day!!!). By the way, sitting on a stool in the middle of the room, eyes closed, listening via headphones to a "sounds of nature" tape, and breaking out the paddle and doing "air strokes" just isn't the same - especailly when your family catches you and has fun at your expense for the next week!!!!! Sheeze - go figure! In Matt's DEEP TROUBLE, on page 91, there is a line drawing of a top view of a boat. The subject of the illustration is a float re-entry, but the question I have is about the deck rigging. The lines running bow to stern are (I presume) for towing. My originial intention was to use a "biner" at both ends of a rope, with one attached to the bow, the other to the deck rigging just foreward of the cockpit, so that someone could toss me their tow line that I could "hook up", thus eliminating the need to bring the boats together in the event that I need a tow and am not totally incapacitated. This scenario has nothing at all to do with my tow line that would remain undeployed in this scenario - it just pertains to hooking up to someone elses tow line. After looking at the drawing mentioned above, I'm wondering if my intention is short sighted. What's the purpose of the rest of those lines in the drawing, and how are they attached (the picture doesn't have clear details)? I'm assuming that the whole thing together isn't an entire tow line. So, what's the scoop???? Rick - Poquoson, VA *************************************************************************** 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: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com .... sitting on a stool in the middle of the room, eyes closed, listening via headphones to a "sounds of nature" tape, and breaking out the paddle and doing "air strokes" just isn't the same - especailly when your family catches you and has fun at your expense for the next week!!!!! Sheeze - go figure! In Matt's DEEP TROUBLE, ........ Ohhh, Come on Rick, .... don't tell us now that you also have an accident to report !!!!... ( where can I get that tape ??? ) .... :) Fernando Lopez Arbarello Kayak Argentina - Sea Kayaking Mailing List kayak_argentina_at_yahoo.com <mailto:kayak_argentina_at_yahoo.com> *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Ohhh, Come on Rick, .... don't tell us now that you also have > an accident to > report !!!!... ( where can I get that tape ??? ) .... :) > Sorry, no accident report..... although I did think that my wife was going to "bust a gut" laughing!! :-) Rick *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rick Sylvia wrote: >>>>>>>>In Matt's DEEP TROUBLE, on page 91, there is a line drawing of a top view of a boat. The subject of the illustration is a float re-entry, but the question I have is about the deck rigging. The lines running bow to stern are (I presume) for towing. <<<<SNIP>>>>>>>>> After looking at the drawing mentioned above, I'm wondering if my intention is short sighted. What's the purpose of the rest of those lines in the drawing, and how are they attached (the picture doesn't have clear details)? I'm assuming that the whole thing together isn't an entire tow line. So, what's the scoop????<<<<<<<<<< Rick, check out the "Owner's" manual (about half way through it) in the"Manuals" picklist from our website www.marinerkayaks.com for a detailed description of how those decklines work (including diagrams of how to tie the knots used). Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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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