Re: [Paddlewise] Dayhatches - the real problem is different

From: <mcguire_at_cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:59:23 -0600
"PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> wrote:
 >Heres the rub - Using the safety equipment single handed in choppy to
 >rough water!!! It seems to be a real challenge (Flares, EPIRB, mirror,
 >telephone, dye, patches).

I can see the difficulty using the other things one-handed in rough
water, but the EPIRB?  I don't actually have one, so I'm not familiar
with the controls on one, but not being able to set it off easily when
you are actually in distress seems like a serious design flaw.  What do
you need to do to it?

Tommy McGuire
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