[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] I've never had to swim a sea kayak through the surf but I never thought that the toggles on my Nimbus would be that useful for it anyway. For one thing the rear toggle is about 12 inches forward from the stern of the boat which has a rudder on it that I suspect would be good to stay away from in surf. What I planned to use if I had to swim through surf with my boat would be a combination of the sidelines and the bow towlline. Then let it go in ahead of me but sternfirst on a ten foot lead (the towline) from the bow. The sidelines would get me to the bow (I seem to surface next to the boat when I swim out anyway) and let me hold on to the boat while I get the towline unclipped and ready (I just unclip one end and it's ready to go). But I admit to using the toggles to carry the kayak (unloaded) most of the time. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 9/27/06, Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca> wrote: > Steve_at_ECVH wrote: > > My take was that you didn't want to be in the habit of using the toggles > > to carry, SO that for that 1 x per year event, when you NEEDED the > > toggles in surf, you could depend on them not being worn thin. > > Fair enough, but I prefer regular inspection of the toggles - I check them > every time I go out, since they are used to tie down the kayak on the roof. I > change the rope with some regularity - current is the third set in five years. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Sep 29 2006 - 03:42:10 PDT
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