Re: [Paddlewise] Sponson use

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
> the boat in advance, 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?
I have deployed the sponsons more while sitting in the kayak for sleep and
hygiene time than rescue practice. This was done during the open water
crossing of the Gulf of Mexico.  A bit of advise that might help is to
partially inflate the sponson that will be pushed under the kayak (while the
kayak is in the upright poisition).   Once the sponson is a little past
half way of the center of the hull it will "pop up" on the other side.

Arthur Hebert
www.seacajun.com
www.lacostadelgolfo.com




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