[Paddlewise] paddle float placement

My paddle float gets rolled up around my pump and stuck in the cockpit to
the side of my seat. Of course it helps that my boat is a bit wide. But I
agree that the deck isn't a good place for them. Just rolling my friends
Explorer last week his float unfurled to get in the way. I've got an
electric bilge pump and would do a reentry roll if I needed to, so my hand
pump and float never get used, but even if you do use them, seems like your
going to be out of your kayak anyway, why not stow them off the deck. With
my paddle float securely stowed, I'm free to lose all the other gear I have
rattling around my boat!

Mark

-----Original Message-----
Like the paddle float that was clipped onto the rear deck of my friends
Mariner Express. She said it was wave proof. I raised my eyebrows, flashed a
grin and said, it's your call. Coming back to Hobuck beach from Cape
Flattery there was that one last wave that washed it off the deck, unrolled
it in small 3 foot waves, extended the length of the tether and broached her
along the wave, all the while going eeeeeeeeek. Luckily she stayed in the
boat and not go over until someone else could sort her out.
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