Now I know its a system that will needs some refinement and won't work with all paddlers, but I'm starting to gauge my ability as a kayaker by the gouges in my hull! The Kayakers Gouge Gauge Rating system I think I'll call it. I admit that the amount of gouges can have the opposite correlation depending on whether in your style of kayaking you try to avoid gouges or not, but either way it seems to say something. What can I say, I've got two tiny leaks in my hull and I'm so proud!!! Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 2:11 PM -0700 3/15/07, Mark Sanders wrote: >Now I know its a system that will needs some refinement and won't work with >all paddlers, but I'm starting to gauge my ability as a kayaker by the >gouges in my hull! The Kayakers Gouge Gauge Rating system I think I'll call >it.... How would you rate this one: http://www.rmskc.org/temp/pintail-ouch.jpg (pic of tail end of now tail-less Pintail after 3 days on the upper Colorado) Although I'm not so sure that the trait being gauged is 'ability'...although my ability to perform fiberglass repair did improve afterwards. Brian *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Brian, The Pintail stern tip always looked vulnerable to damage to me. Duane www.rollordrown.com Southern California Brian Curtiss <bc_at_asdi.com> wrote: http://www.rmskc.org/temp/pintail-ouch.jpg (pic of tail end of now tail-less Pintail after 3 days on the upper Colorado) *************************************************************************** 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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