Re: [Paddlewise] kayaks and .50 cal......

From: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:41:20 -0700
>Why do so many people buy them? I mean even their WAKES are
>useless!!! Almost every other type of vessel has some redeeming
>qualities but I've yet to find any for the jet ski. Except for mine,
>of course..... it's fun and if you get tired of doing something with
>it set up one way, set it up another way and give that a try.



If you get bored you could do like some jet skiers I've observed. You could
run down ducklings, or maybe find a group of slow moving kayaks to use as
slalom gates. Or maybe if only one kayaker is available you could run straight
at them and then turn at the last second and blast them with spray. Or you
could find a narrow estuary and race up and around its blind corners as fast
as you can. Don't worry, the kayakers that might be in there can hear you
coming and will scramble to the inside bank to get out of your way as fast as
they can.



The bolo is three weights on the end of three striings tied in the center. You
hold one weight and swing the other two around yourself, letting go when the
two weights are headed for your target. The weights spread out into a circle
once you let go and when something is contacted by one of the strings the
weights wrap the strings up around the object (and tighten the curve of the
weights speeding them up and likely clobbering the object/target as they reach
maximum speed). This would probably work better on a water skier buzzing you
than a jet ski but then you would likely have to deal with his friends in the
high horsepower powerboat. So back to the pop-up deck mounted .50 caliber.
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