Re: [Paddlewise] Deck Bags/Question (was Day Hatch)

From: Gordin Warner <hmgwarner_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:07:47 -0700
At 10:37 PM 02/04/25 -0700, Doug Lloyd wrote:
>I second Steve's comment that deck bags and surf don't mix.
>
>Question: Canadian PW paddlers out there, where and how are you carrying
>your CG required "one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in
>length," or do you use your tow line as a substitute for the regulation?
Mine goes just behind the cockpit under the deck bungees.  The rope bag has 
a buckle and strap system to keep it on the deck.  The draw back, as I 
discovered last Sunday, is that the buckles can get snared in the 
bungees.  It takes a few minutes to work it loose.  If the conditions were 
really bad or were predicted to get worse I might move it to the front.

Once untangled from the bungees I hook it to my short towing pig, paddle up 
to the kayak in distress latch on and tow away.  I've never tried to throw 
the bag. I'm skeptical about how well that would work.

Gordin
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