Re: [Paddlewise] Broze's deck bag roll

The day that the Space Shuttle exploded, I was working on something like
this, but it was just a float without the bag. I got the idea from Clas in
Finland, who is a member of this group. He actually took the trouble to
snail mail me the instructions and photos, all the way from Finland. I made
it out of closed cell foam, using a glue gun, reinforced by sewing all
around the edges. I made it WAY too big and ended up cutting it in half
lengthwise. I took it out on my boat about twice but it takes up a lot of
room on my foredeck. I have a rolling lesson scheduled for next weekend and
plan to try it then, just to see if it works. If it is easy to use, I may
make room for it on my foredeck, despite the space it takes up.
Marsanne


> I was talking to the Watershed rep a couple of days ago and decided to
throw
> an idea I gave him into the public domain before it gets patented by
> someone. Maybe Tim Sp*ns*nman Ingram has just made me more paranoid about
> such things. My idea was to make a watertight deck bag that can be easily
> yanked free from its deck position (by a capsized paddler) and used to do
a
> "Float Roll" by the paddler. (for those who don't know what it is, the
> "Float Roll" is described in the Manual for the Rescue Float Plus on our
> website). The deck bag could also be set up to double as a paddlefloat if
> the paddler failed to roll (with paddle, hand, or float) and exited the
> cockpit after capsizing. I envision a bag that is fairly streamlined so as
> to not interfere with ones paddle stroke  (like so many foredeck bags do)
> but with enough volume to provide about a quarter cubic foot of flotation
> (16 pounds) even if packed with the normal day gear and snacks that are
> often kept in such a bag. I'd like to see a handle or a reasonably secure
> way to grip the bag and a shock cord tether (that would be long enough to
> leave attached to the kayak in a paddlefloat rescue situation). The tether
> would serve to prevent the bags loss if the capsize victim inadvertently
let
> go of it once it had been pulled free of the deck. Maybe it would store
> under the bow deck bungies or maybe a quick release buckle could be
released
> to allow it to slide back out of its moorings or case and into use to
> perform a "Float Roll".  something that hold the bags shape when empty (so
> it will always have enough buoyancy) would seem to be needed. I am
> renouncing all rights of exclusivity to this idea. Anyone, including
> Watershed, who wants should feel free to use my idea and try to make a
> superior product and profit from it. Let the competition begin.
>
> Matt Broze
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