Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / September 2005

Some friends and I were planning on an unsupported kayak trip on Lake
Powell.  For reasons unrelated to this post we ended up having to rent a
houseboat that we'll use as a base from which to do day long kayak trips.
We'll get the houseboat at Wahweap (Page) and motor uplake.  We ...

"...if the process is right the results will come..."
Just in case you thought the issue has gone away, read Gerald Haigh's article
in the 'Opinion' section of this week's Times Educational Supplement
(September 23 2005). (www.tes.co.uk).

Fish signs to mark stream crossings
The Enquirer
Be on the lookout for a smiling blue fish.
Signs featuring such a logo will appear at 33 local stream crossings this month

I need to fix some velcro to my cockpit seat so I can keep a skwoosh
pad from slipping around. I notice that some manufacturers that make
accessories for kayaks include adhesive backed velcro for this purpose.
Any off the shelf product I've tried very soon becomes loosened and

Someone has tested it?

Not sure if this is OK, but I couldn't find the FAQ, and I seem to
remember FS postings when I was active on RBP, so here goes.
I'm selling my WS X because I'm no longer able to use it, young family
and other hobbies have unfortunatly pushed my paddling to the bottom of

What kit would you advise a new paddler to spend money on?
Keith

I've read about downriver open canoe racing in a book and it made me want to
look into it.
In terms of readily available boats I've read that the Old Town Penobscot is
meant to be OK for tandem crews but I have in mind a solo canoe, maybe

I'e got this design concepts kevlar kayak that's not in to bad condition.
The bottom has seen a few knocks but it is water tight As I'm a beginner I
want to install skid pads to the front / back and sides to repair some
gelcost cracks and to protect it when I start river kayaking ...

I have an Impex Assateague, and the front hatch has a small leak.  Impex
uses Valley rubber hatch covers.  I can't pinpoint it for sure, but I
think it is leaking where the gasket on the bottom is fixed to the
fiberglass, not where the rubber cover fits over the gasket.  I was

What do you carry in your kit?
Mine has evolved over the years.
My emergency kit  ( Marked "OS KIT" ) short and official looking
actually abreviates to " OH SH!T KIT ".

I've wanted to me and my family get in to canoeing for a while now (My first
experience was a 30 or so mile charity race a long long time ago).
So I bought a second hand canoe to start out, when I went to pick up the
canoe the seller offered at no cost another two canoes or she ...

I'm looking for some small pontoons...just the pontoons and
nothing else. Used or new. I'm interested in available options
for getting both. Can anyone suggest where to get them?
Thanks,

I've got two touring kayaks and have the Thule system for carrying them on
top of my Saab. Quite happy with the setup except that I made the mistake of
buying the attachments which have me carry both boats bottom down. Their
beam makes  it tough to get them both on top of the car ...

Ewan Scott wrote: