In my search for a new kayak I'm considering the Mariner Elan. It doesn't appear to be available with bulkheads. I've never had a boat without bulkheads and wonder about the pros and cons of them. I mostly paddle day trips, but occasionally do one or two week expeditions. Convenience is important to me...if it's a hassle, I would be less likely to go out as often. That's my concern about a boat without bulkheads. Marcia Tauber Simply Macintosh 837 H St. Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 825-7100 (707) 825-7200 Fax *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Mark said (snip) > Since these bags do not have any flotation chambers am I in danger of being > so low in the water that I can not pump out water after a wet exit.? Mark, I haven't seen these actual bags in years now around the part of the world where I dropped anchor, but I seem to remember the floatation gear bags didn't have built-in flotation. I think they were just big gear bags. I seem to recall some had an inflation tube (like a paddlefloat) that was attached to the bag, so that you could lean over and blow up the remaining space with air with the blow-valve. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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