brambor

you are correct. My mistake.

Here are my observations to your article: When you are describing the trouble in sweeping the paddle 'right' to create a lifting effect - the whole description of right vs left indexing sounds complicated. Wouldn't it be better for the beginner to use paddle that is not indexed?

Ok. I just read the whole thing. I am one of those. 4 lessons and I still can't roll. Lesson 1 - Waterboarding. Great instructor 1-1 attention Goal: Attempt to start me with a balance brace Result: Lots of funny near drowning experiences. Total failure to appropriately arch my back and float on the surface. I sink like a rock. Lesson 2 - Pool session Great instructors Goal: Breaking down the steps to roll. Attempting to roll. Result: Failure to roll and failure to even recognize which way to roll up. Success in learning step 1 of a reentry and roll - the reentry. Lesson 3 - Pool session Great instructors but also a lot of soul searching and self learning Result: improvement in orienting under water, resurfacing on the right side and vague hints of improvement toward the roll Lesson 4 - Pool session Much more self learning Successful reentry and roll with a paddle float all the way until half inflated single chamber. A few 'almost rolls' until left thigh padding gives a way. Lesson 5 - Pool session I will do this session this Saturday night. The fact that I have tasted success with reentry and roll and with the practice of sculling...I am planning to try rolling over and then sculling until (I hope) I resurface to get a breath of fresh air and if I manage sculling and staying up reasonably well then converting this movement to rolling up. Thinking this would somehow help learning blade position in the water to learn on how to rise sweep but dunno ... This is the last session at this pool. If I don't roll tonight I'll have to wait until another pool session in the spring.

That's the first time I see "uber echt" used in and English essay.

a doublesided tape running along the perimeter might do the trick. Another thing to consider is to Wellwood glue it permanently and use it year round.

We paddled on Tuesday afternoon until about 8pm at night. It was a beautiful day at first. Crispy clear, nice foliage and no power boats. As the sun set the cold made it self move evident. I also felt it from the hull on my calfs and thighs. I was thinking that I might need more insulation under my drysuit for november paddling but then I also thought what would happen if I placed a 1/2" or 1" camping foam mattress to extend from the seat to the footpegs?

It's amazing they don't get ejected from their seats for such bumpy ride.

I love reading the trip rreports and there are a few video clips on youtube...but can we please talk more about spending time in the rockgarden? What elements or tricks are you trying to do and what (not where) type of rock structure do you consider an ideal location?

I just spent a few days outfitting two kayaks in my basement. It was cold. So I used a cheap portable construction lamp with a heating lightbulb. I left it safely shining on the work and that brought up the temperature to 60 degrees.

Brian, I'm not disagreeing with you but just wondering. Kevlar cloth and Fiberglass cloth appear to be just that - cloths. One lays the cloth and then mixes up epoxy resin and then wet the cloth...when the job dries we sand and probably wet again and then do a finish... That is in my layman's understanding how it goes. I built a wooden boat with fiberglass once...wondering what the difference would be with Kevlar cloth. And also wondering whether one can lay fiberglass cloth over kevlar layup or vice versa? Thanks - I'm always appreciative of your expertise. I believe you might have helped me with my wooden boat eons ago at the kayakforum. P.S. Thanks for you previous tip about surform tool. I got to work with it in the past 3 days and it's a blast.

wonderful report

My estimate would be between 1 and 2 pounds. I took off the footpegs and they are around a pound or less. The aluminum racks can't weigh too much... Another question is if you could find a nice smooth nut for the inside of the screws. Of course another option is to fill the holes but you might need the holes one day if you decide to sell the boat.

Those things are 83 dollars? ouch.

Great documentary. I wish I was there.

Indeed, the Mystic seems to be our our best choice right now. We were able to sit in one last Sunday. The footpegs had to go all the way forward to the first latch. There we were able to obtain a decent 'lock' with the thighs under the deck. I will have to place a one inch padding on each side for the hips until he grows more. There are two for sale for affordable price that I can find right now but one is in New Jersey. That puts it practically out of reach unless I get a jolt of insanity (not uncommon )

one of the demos is a nice black and the back deck is nice and low. They also have a few interesting boreal paddles and nicely designed women's dry top in medium. Nice store.

hmm...what could possibly influence the man's mind to voluntarily head out into the ocean without a life jacket at 11:30PM?

It is definitely on my short list. I'm mulling things over right now.

thanks for the tip. I will check it out further. It was great meeting you and the chat was great. It is not often I meet someone in the East who knows about the Winds like you did. i will dig out some pictures and send you the links later.

Thanks. Good options to investigate here. I was leaning towards 15' yaks and not much longer than that. Valley's LV version of the Avocet seems interesting too. It is under 16 feet and appears to be really built for smaller people.

I built a boat once before when I got laid off from work. I got a job and 3 additional volunteer positions ... (beekeeper.photographer and hockey manager)I have no time. Perhaps a few greenland paddles this winter but that is pushing it.

my kid is currently paddling RM Wilderness Systems Piccolo 14 footer with no bulkheads and external rudder. He paddles with me most of the time. He is almost 5 feet. Weighs 70lbs. Some frequent posters here saw him last weekend (sal doug neil...)l I'm just thinking that I could be on a lookout for an LV boat deal that might come up before next spring (his birthday) or around christmas... He is obviously on the other end of the weight spectrum. Romany LV comes to mind or perhaps a used skin on frame boat. Any other suggestions are welcome... Brambor from cell phone...

We're a maybe. I might come with my 11 year old son.

This past Wednesday we went for a morning paddle. Previous night's forecast was moderate but when we arrived at the shores in Falmouth Landing I could see this normally very protected harbor churning. I could only imagine what it would be if we ventured behind clapboard island. We then thought about checking out Cousins Island. The put in was very windy and waves were washing into the cockpit. Some of us were uncomfortable to paddle in this. We decided to just play in the waves right near the shore to get a good feel. After about 10 minutes of play we felt that just hugging the shore might be fine. We ended up circumnavigating Cousins Island and had a great trip but the forecast did not match the conditions. I understand that had I checked the marine forecast immediately that morning that it could have been different but at that particular day I could not do this easily. We were dropping our kids at school with out kayaks loaded and we were running late. Now, my post is not a complaint but just a mild interest in seeing what the success ratio of the forecast is and also to see what we were paddling in according to the official opinion. For someone as green as I am I might exagerate the paddling conditions according to how I felt about it while the official report might be more benign.

Hopefully all of us check a marine forecast before we go to paddle. Sometimes when we get to the water, the conditions don't necessarily match what the forecast predicted. I usually print out my forecast beforehand with tide information. Is there a way to check what the ACTUAL conditions were the previous day versus what the forecast predicted? I would love to compare the waveheights and the wind speed especially.