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Re: Strip: Bulkheads
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/17/2008, 2:07 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Bulkheads *LINK* (Etienne Muller - Ireland)

: A good reason to place a rear bulkhead directly behind the cockpit it to
: enable a T rescue (whereby another paddler simply lifts the stem of your
: kayak into the air and the water pours out) thus enabling you to renter a
: dry boat. So very much quicker than pumping. On the otherr hand I have
: used a large flotation bag pulled out and placed under the cockpit to
: empty an open boat by rocking it. Very effective. But I have not tried
: this in rough conditions.

: People with new boats will resent having to drag your swamped boat up over
: their decks in order to empty it. Put in at least a rear bulkhead.

: It is possible to perform a T rescue without having to have the boats touch
: at all while the capsised one is being emptied.

: I have put in a link to a description

: Etienne

T rescue is usually done with the boat in front of the cockpit, otherwise you'd need really long arms :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Bulkheads
Shaun -- 2/16/2008, 8:13 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
HenkA -- 2/19/2008, 9:34 am
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Matt B -- 4/23/2008, 11:30 am
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Don Goss -- 2/17/2008, 2:12 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/16/2008, 7:40 pm
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 7:30 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 2/16/2008, 10:39 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Shaun -- 2/16/2008, 11:02 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/16/2008, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Roy Morford -- 2/16/2008, 1:10 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:10 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Roy Morford -- 2/17/2008, 1:12 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:11 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:38 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Ken Blanton -- 2/17/2008, 5:23 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Roy Morford -- 2/17/2008, 6:55 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads *LINK*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/16/2008, 9:59 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:07 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 7:11 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:07 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 9:04 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:42 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 10:21 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/16/2008, 9:34 am