I also have a mini-cockpit cover made by Voyageur which be slid forward and back for variable coverage, and it has a plastic strip and a webbing strap to adjust bulge height. I got it a coupla years ago and it's worked fine for me. Joe P. ******** > >BTW, for summer paddling, Wyoming River Traders has a mini-cockpit cover that > >keeps the sun off your legs but doesn't retain all the heat inside. > > I've heard these referred to as mini-skirts.... I have two - the one from > Current Designs (I think) has a piece of wooden dowel inside the nylon to > provide a bulge/break for waves, while the other has a flat piece of some > sort of plastic slightly bent which creates a slight curve (increased > height) which is more effective deflecting waves from motor boats, etc.. > I think the curved kind is from a Montreal company called Beluga. I bought > mine from Trailhead in Ottawa, although I don't see it listed in their > current offerings: www.trailhead.ca *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 07 2003 - 22:14:27 PDT
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