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Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
By:Alex Ferguson
Date: 5/11/2016, 1:01 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies. (JohnAbercrombie)

"It's not just a 'lifting toggle' - it's an important safety device if there's a swimmer in the water.
And yes, many, many commercial kayaks have useless 'but neat and stylish' toggles impossible to reach from the water. "

In all my years of serious kayaking (3+ decades), I've never seen a situation where a stern toggle would have been used.

There are too many commercial kayaks that don't have proper decklines. When paddling in North America we had Seaward Tyees and they no aft decklines and the latest version I saw they had put on lines, about a hands span long - totally useless. And they aren't the only culprits.

Actually too many "pretty" wooden kayaks without decklines too.

Decklines are like seat belts in cars.

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S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Etienne Muller -- 5/5/2016, 3:59 pm
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Mark N -- 5/5/2016, 5:44 pm
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Jaybabina -- 5/5/2016, 6:13 pm
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Mark N -- 5/6/2016, 3:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/7/2016, 9:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/5/2016, 6:29 pm
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Justin -- 5/6/2016, 4:33 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/6/2016, 7:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/7/2016, 11:08 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/6/2016, 7:54 am
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Bob Johns -- 5/6/2016, 10:29 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/7/2016, 5:52 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/7/2016, 11:15 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/7/2016, 11:59 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Alex Ferguson -- 5/7/2016, 6:58 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/7/2016, 8:32 pm
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anewhouse -- 5/7/2016, 9:24 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/7/2016, 9:36 pm
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anewhouse -- 5/7/2016, 9:52 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/7/2016, 10:17 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2016, 4:16 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/8/2016, 10:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2016, 11:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2016, 8:32 am
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Roy Martin -- 5/8/2016, 10:41 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/8/2016, 11:28 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Jaybabina -- 5/8/2016, 11:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2016, 12:16 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/8/2016, 3:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2016, 6:24 pm
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jaybabina -- 5/8/2016, 6:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2016, 9:19 pm
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bsoderholm -- 5/9/2016, 9:40 pm
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Howard Spira -- 5/9/2016, 10:24 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/10/2016, 3:35 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Etienne Muller -- 5/10/2016, 5:25 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/10/2016, 10:37 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/10/2016, 4:46 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/10/2016, 5:51 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Bill Hamm -- 5/10/2016, 6:46 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/10/2016, 11:22 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/10/2016, 9:09 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/10/2016, 9:33 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/11/2016, 9:07 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Alex Ferguson -- 5/11/2016, 6:28 pm
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Paul D -- 5/11/2016, 11:43 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/11/2016, 12:50 am
Re: S&G: Looking for feedback from skinnies.
Alex Ferguson -- 5/11/2016, 1:01 am
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Justin -- 5/10/2016, 7:38 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/10/2016, 11:31 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/10/2016, 1:48 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/10/2016, 5:47 am
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