RE: [Paddlewise] SV: SV: T-Rescue not T-brace

Steve posted (snip):

>>I'm not familiar with the viscosity of pigsnot because in SoCal we usually
use just plain snot. Both of these boats are definitely slicker than (plain)
snot when wet.<<

I lost "grip" of my Nordkapp on one occasion after "involuntarily" exiting
the boat in high winds. I'd installed new lines recently just before the
incident, upping the diameter, which left the perimeter line(s) too tight in
their existing deck-fitting holes. I drilled the diameter of the wholes a
bit bigger after that incident (with a Dremel-like tool) and slacked off the
line a bit too (cut some new lines longer, which is actually a bit of an
expense buying good quality cordage all the time). Decklines aren't much
help if the paddler can't get their fingers under them.

I could have gone back to a smaller diameter deckline, but liked the thicker
diameter of 1/4", being a little more robust and easier on the fingers once
said grip has been established. Being a mostly solo paddler, my deck lines
are my business, there for my use and emergencies -- though I have had
occasion for emergency raft-ups in heavy seas, and can guarantee the list
that negative talk of deck-line redundancy for open ocean paddling is as
absurdly abusive toward overall safety as is some of the other opinions
often expressed by these sublime jesters. Okay, takes one to know one  :-)

BTW, plain snot obviously meets Kosher requirements for those packing Matzo
Balls in their day-hatch, though I do think Mel Gibson recently greased the
lining of his pockets using a lot of pigsnot.

Doug Lloyd
Victoria BC
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