At 05:52 PM 3/12/2003 -0500, DMon707_at_aol.com wrote: > >I think the only way to carry a bicycle at sea would be putting it in a >pelican case type suitcase. Bicycles HATE salt water. Wheels on the deck >wouldn't be wheels for long. But how to tote the suitcase? Lashed atop the >spare paddles on the back deck? I would never attempt it. Pulling it as a >raft? Let's face it-- it's the impossible dream. Just can't be done. > >douglas in sf The "just can't be done" statement seems to evoke a design challange, at least in my mind. Anyway, building on Douglas' post, I started to wonder about towing a pelican-like box constructed with a hull shape (bow and stern, etc.) and thought I'd ask the list the following: Has anyone had experience towing a storage container with their kayak? Please contribute details like container shape, size, weight, towed distance, problems, sea conditions, etc. You get the idea. I think it would be interesting to explore this topic. Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 13 2003 - 10:22:56 PST
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