Quoting Joan Spinner <jspinner_at_peoplepc.com>: > With all this about securing the paddle and then looking at that strap > system I have to ask, how many people have broken paddles putting them under > the deck lines instead of the bungees? I did that several years ago and have > been afraid to use non-stretch materials for paddle float work since then. I broke a Greenland paddle this way. I was experimenting with using two paddles under the foredeck safety lines to stabilize the kayak without floats while getting back in. I think the method might work to stabilize the kayak while pumping out, though. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 28 2003 - 13:27:30 PDT
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