One great solution, albeit one that only works in popular areas, is to buy those funny tourist "chart placemats". You know, those laminated things you put your plates on. I've paddled in a few areas where various versions were sold all over the place and they make great deck maps. I have no idea why they are so popular with tourists and I've yet to eat off one. Oh wait, I take that back, my friend David has his table decorated with 'mats we've garnered from various trips. Sure they say "DANGER!!! NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION", but what do they know. I usually do all my wayfinding beforehand on a real chart (in a Seal Line case actually) and make notes on the placemat. Besides, there is something fun about relying on kitchenware for survival. -Patrick At Thursday, 31 January 2002, "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote: [SNIP] >I've wondered about using the spray deck for charts, but I don't want >anything to interfere with a wet exit. [SNIP] *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 31 2002 - 01:31:36 PST
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