[Paddlewise] Tow a container - was OFF-TOPIC: The Old Man and the Bicycle

From: Leonhardt, William J <wjleonhardt_at_bnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:20:02 -0500
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 
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