On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 10:01 PM, alex <al.m_at_3web.net> wrote: > 11"*14" is still bulky. Less bulky than charts, though. Will take a > substantial part of my deck bag - and won't fit into a "map pocket" of on > the deckbag, so will have to be stored on the deck. My Nimbus Telkwa, my wife's Nimbus Solander, and my Mariner Express and Mariner Coaster all have under-the-deck map shelves. The Telkwa has a fabric one, the Solander has a hard plastic. The two Mariners have the move clever map shelf though; theirs is hard plastic that flips from tensioned-up (against the deck) to tensioned down (about 3 inches below the deck). Picture a playing card held between two hands... now apply pressure to move the hands together and the card can be flipped up or down. In addition, the hand pump is suspected from bungee cords from the chart shelf on the Mariners. The Nimbus shelves are better for holding water bottles, etc. because they are flat (or mostly flat). Anyway, the chart book I have for the San Juan Islands fits fine on any of these chart shelves. I recommend that anyone who hasn't got one already have one installed. They are marvelous. Of course, one has to open the spray deck to get to the maps (or charts) but I can mark them with courselines and escape routes and can keep them in mind while using the GPS on deck for reference. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Sat May 10 2008 - 22:55:02 PDT
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