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Re: deck lines
By:JayBabina
Date: 4/21/2017, 8:24 pm
In Response To: Re: deck lines (JohnAbercrombie)

We're talking about two different sports that use a boat.

In white water, if you get separated from your boat its not the end or the world. Most people are in streams that you can get to shore easily. Yes in intense WW its more intense but being separated from your boat is not as bad as in sea kayaking.

Imagine being in off shore 800 yards, coming out of your boat and loosing it with a strong outgoing tide. Its an overcast day and there's no boats around. No radio on you. Pretty scary.

Rob, here's why the general community likes deck lines. You capsize, you come up gagging on water, heart pounding and gasping for air totally panicked, thrashing for anything in site. You reach for the boat (anywhere) drag your hand at the boat and you catch the perimeter line and hang on until you mentally stabilize, and catch your breath a bit. That's what real capsizes / wet exits are like for inexperienced paddlers not the controlled practice sessions that everyone goes through.

Statically, capsizes are rare. But personally, I respect the water and don't like taking chances. But if people have a boat with no lines, fine by me.

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Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rich D -- 4/17/2017, 8:23 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/17/2017, 8:38 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Bob Ten Eyck -- 4/17/2017, 1:37 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/17/2017, 4:43 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 4/17/2017, 6:54 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/17/2017, 10:00 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/17/2017, 9:52 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/18/2017, 8:25 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/18/2017, 9:22 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Robert W -- 4/18/2017, 1:16 pm
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JayBabina -- 4/19/2017, 8:16 am
Re: deck lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:34 pm
Re: deck lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/21/2017, 6:48 pm
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Mac McCaskie -- 4/21/2017, 7:56 pm
Re: deck lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/25/2017, 10:50 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/22/2017, 11:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:15 am
Re: deck lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/25/2017, 1:59 am
Re: deck lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2017, 12:52 am
Re: deck lines
JayBabina -- 4/21/2017, 8:24 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2017, 1:16 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/20/2017, 10:48 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/20/2017, 11:50 am
Re: Deck Lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/21/2017, 3:06 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:15 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:59 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/23/2017, 5:28 am
Re: Deck Lines
Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2017, 10:33 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/23/2017, 4:39 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 7:07 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 7:42 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 7:56 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 9:38 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 10:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:25 am
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Roy Martin -- 4/25/2017, 10:32 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 7:46 pm
Re: 10 Second Pump
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2017, 9:22 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 4/25/2017, 8:31 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/26/2017, 3:09 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 4/26/2017, 3:43 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Etienne Muller -- 4/26/2017, 3:44 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/26/2017, 11:58 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Alex Ferguson -- 4/26/2017, 5:55 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/27/2017, 10:11 am
Re: Deck Lines
Ken Blanton -- 4/21/2017, 6:59 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:21 am
Re: Deck Lines
Etienne Muller -- 4/25/2017, 2:31 am
Re: Deck Lines *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/25/2017, 8:43 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/21/2017, 11:59 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 1:22 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Mike Bielski -- 4/17/2017, 2:05 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
anewhouse -- 4/17/2017, 5:10 pm
Gloss and Matt?
JayBabina -- 4/17/2017, 5:19 pm