On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote: > Looking for the collected wisdom on the subject of bow lines. I have one > that reaches just a bit past the front of my cockpit. In the past, with my > frequent swims, I liked having it easily deployable, but now am finding it > occasionally tangling in my paddle when I try to roll. Anybody else have > this problem? Any novel alternatives out there? I'm thinking maybe I should > just switch to a stern line! > I'm trying to visualize just how a line on the forward section of a kayak can tangle with a paddle during a roll. Is it during extended paddle rolls? Is it the outboard part or the inboard part of the paddle that is getting caught in the bow line? I have no bow line on the Coaster but on the Express the bow line leads aft and secures to a cleat with a carabiner. It is taut enough so that I find it difficult to release the beaner when I want to use the bow line. The two cleats on the Mariner Express just forward of the cockpit are pretty handy little doodads. Do you have any fitting on the deck of your boat that you can use to secure that line so it's taut enough that it doesn't flop around when you go inverted? Craig *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 25 2008 - 08:55:38 PDT
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