Re: [Paddlewise] Water Temperature

Writes: ..."definitely wetsuit and Cag weather" Cags. Not the ultimate paddling 
gear. I want an electrically heated tuiliq with CO2, fired floatation 
roll-aid/sponsons built in.
"...and a warm beer when back on the land :~)." Warm beer? You have rights 
under the Trade Practices Act consumer protection provisions and in 
contract law if the local publican can't chill the beer properly.PT

We've found after much experimentation air-conditioning the tuiliq as well 
as heating it, is little more trouble than with your standard automobile. 
CO2 has long been discarded in favor of helium. Addition floatation volume 
(bigger floats) has given us the ability to actually float several feet 
above the surface and with high percentage of primary stability regardless 
of hull shape, and accordingly take advantage of local afternoon winds to 
return to shore. Using a simple rope, steering warp, much improved from 
The Eagles original in Spitsbergen, we find course corrections can be made 
very precisely when ballasted with at least 4 Fosters Bitters in the 
water. A cautionary note: ballast MUST be reduced and removed from the 
sea, when nearing land, preferably when it reaches a temperature of no 
less that 60 degrees F.


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