John is snipped: <<I have a task coming up on the weekend that may require taking notes while paddling. >> I use a diver's slate and a pencil. I wish I knew what the plastic is so I could have made my own, but it was about $4 for a fairly small one. Brian Blankinship *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I have paddled on occasion with a kayaker who has a cochlear implant. She does not wear that on the water, so under paddling conditions is profoundly deaf. To communicate, she uses a small plastic slate/pencil that she found at a dive shop. Works rather well, and can be rubbed off for further messages. You might try a scuba store/webiste as a source.... Joe P. > I have a task coming up on the weekend that may require taking notes while > paddling. Rather than use my precious, and expensive, waterproof notepaper, > I am after something that will write on my glass deck, or a stick-on to > that. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Kia ora, JKA! >I have a task coming up on the weekend that may require taking notes while paddling. Rather than use my precious, and expensive, waterproof notepaper, I am after something that will write on my glass deck, or a stick-on to that. I use Aquarellable pencils--you can write on glass, or other smooth surfaces--even when wet. 8406 "Stabilo" pencil by Schwan ..... on one side it says, "paper glass, plastic, metal "Aquarellable" , and on the other side, it says Schwan All Stabilo 8045. It is black and green and has no eraser. You should be able to find them in drafting or art supply houses. The lead writes very well when wet. The wood starts to crack and lose the lead after a season of wet and dry cycles. Nothing duct tape or #8 wire can't fix. I just did a quick Internet search. Looks like Aquarellable pencils are also popular with Henna tattoo artists--for drawing sketches on skin before tattooing. "Sharpie" markers write well on a _dry_ deck, and never wash off. Their markings will come off with regular hairspray (which is full of acetone). Cheers! Shawn _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks for the suggestions re waterproof notes, I found the simplest solution is the best. A piece of white plastic scavenged from work and a standard HB pencil work perfectly. A little elbow grease with a rag does the erasing. Total cost: Bugger all, maybe I could be a GP paddler after all :-) With apologies to Shawn, et al. Cheers JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>I use a diver's slate and a pencil. I wish I knew what the plastic is so I could have made my own, but it was about $4 for a fairly small one. Oh yeah! I tried divers' slates awhile back. I usually lost them from under the bungies and started writing directly on my deck. The technical name for the plastic used in slates is, "A rough, hard piece of plastic". Rough so that it abrades the pencil tip, and hard so the pencil tip doesn't erode the plastic slate. You could possibly sand down the gloss on an area of the gelcoat on your deck so it would be rough enough for a pencil to write on. Ugly but highly functional. I've heard of divers cutting a piece of 4" PVC pipe in half, then attaching it to their wrist with bungies. Roughen the PVC with sandpaper so it's rough and flat looking, not glossy. I've used small pieces of adhesive vinyl from the sign shop stuck to my deck--it's written on easily with a soft lead pencil. Shawn New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail *************************************************************************** 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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