Mike wrote: >>>>The one thing that concerns me with the SOF isthe lack of floatation, as well as the difficulty in assisted rescue. We had ademo at the spring rough water recovery workshop off Berkeley sponsored byBASK. If the SOF has to bail, returning to the boat is very difficult,requiring that both parties....<<<<< Please explain why SOF kayaks lack flotation? Is it the lack of big enough float bags being readily available? What is it that makes reentry difficult either using a paddle float or other paddlers for support? Is it the very small round cockpit on some of them? Or the lack of deck lines to hold on to (or to hold down an outrigger paddle float)? I've never had the problem you describe with Sea Socks and I've used them a lot. [Note: I wouldn't use a Sea Sock without backing it up with float bags or gear bags that filled up most of the space not used up by my body though]. However, I don't regularly paddle a SOF kayak so please tell me if there is something special about a SOF that would cause the problem you speculate on? Have you had this problem yourself? Is there something in my manual on Flotation (found in the "Manuals" menu on www.marinerkayaks.com) that you think should be changed? *************************************************************************** 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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