[Paddlewise] Icy deck lines

From: Matt Broze <mkayaks_at_oz.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:05:18 -0800
John Browning wrote:
<SNIP>>>>>>Paddling in cold weather, the decks
become icy--making rescues without decklines very difficult, but not
necessarily
impossible.<<<SNIP>

One might think that deck lines could be a negative in conditions where ice
is building up on deck. Wouldn't they make it much harder to de-ice your
deck, such as with some blows with the side of a fist, if the ice had too
many things, like deck lines, to get a good hold on.

Matt Broze
www.marinerkayaks.com
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