In a message dated 10/18/2006 3:54:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, kattenbo_at_comcast.net writes: I did a similar rig on my Romany Explorer. Placed a jam cleat near the right rear of the combing where it was easy to reach and the extra eye centered over the space of the day hatch. As you described used a commercial (Lotus brand) bag, rope and carbiner. Would thread the rope through the eye and into the jam cleat, then set the bag under bungees - usually running it around to the front deck. Worked well. Only drawback, common to tows that fasten to the boat rather than the paddler, is that its harder to hand off the tow to someone who doesn't have their own rig. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the advantages to having the jam cleat and fairlead on your rear deck is that if someone forgets their towline you can hand off your waist tow to them and use your deck mounted tow. If you want people to learn about towing, you can be better prepared to proselytize with handing them a tow rig and using a deck mounted one. I do always have my deck bag in my kit just in case and once in a while it gets taken on the water. Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Oct 18 2006 - 08:43:30 PDT
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