Re: [Paddlewise] Sponson use

> Would two paddlefloats be more versatile? They could  be used on either
end
> of a paddle held across the cockpit, or singly.

I never heard of this method.  Why don't you give it a try and let me know?

>Sponsons require fitting out
> the boat in advance

They do, but it is easy.

, and also reaching under the boat in rough conditions to
> bring one sponson to the other side of the boat. Has this been a problem
in
> practice?

No.  You just clip in one side at a time.  You can also just flip the boat.
It is really not hard since you are not trying to balance.

> A while ago I mused that inflatable paddlefloats could be fitted with
corner
> clips and double as sponsons. Why wouldn't that work?

It might.  But you would have to rig boat.

Jerry

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