Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / November 2006

I would like to get in touch with Joe Day - who was Scott Bristow's
best friend.  I understand he hasn't been around the group for a while,
but am hoping someone knows how to get in touch with him.  I can't
remember his parents names...I Googled him, but didn't have any luck.

I posted a note a while back about the buyer's guide in Canoe and Kayak
magazine, and the only response that I got said that whitewater solo
canoes are not intended to carry the person and 100 pounds of gear,
food, and water.  I weigh 175 pounds, and sometimes need to carry water ...

Myron - how went the summer trips in the Americas? What boat did you
end up using, where did you go, etc, ect, ect.

Just bought a dry top.
Nice piece of work.   I like it.
But I'm wondering about the seals, each of which is stamped "November 2004".
Being 2 years old already, are these things on their last legs right out of the

The video has pretty cool, Vietnam, getting flushed down a toilet, the
dreadlocks guy practicing for flipping over.
But I'm someone that doesn't own a kayak or a canoe. I've only rented a
canoe.

I've been watching as the EPIRBs keep getting more sophisticated and
smaller.  Now I see "personal" EPIRBs offered.  These are small enough to
wear on your life vest.  Since I kayak and sail small boats in the waters
off Oahu, I was thinking it might not be a bad idea to get one. ...

I'm translating  5 Star Test doc into Danish.
Please explain "the effect of relief" - my dictionary doesn't help me in
figuring out if it means a raise, a drop or variation in barometric
pressure (that I believe it's got to do with)

Some Multi-day rafting expeditions:
Garhwal, Uttaranchal:
Ganges Expedition [ 03 days ] Class III+  ..USD 200
Alaknanda Expedition [ 04 days ] Class III ..USD 250

I just had my third one fail.
Water in the first two.  This one seems like the external
switch is jamming with sand.
Anybody got something that's been good to them for a couple years?

Howdy!
I'm considering a heavy anchor (perhaps 6.5 lbs or heavier) such that
if --for example-- my partner gets tired in heavy wind I can have the
canoe stay put while she rests. Or if I must abandon the flooded canoe

Hiya all
Any one out there to indulge in some white water activities in India ??
Kayaking , rafting etc...
India has some great white water oppurtunities..

I am supporting - well, shuttling - a mate doing the Exe descent next
weekend.
http://www.exetercanoeclub.org.uk/exe%20descent1.htm
Any advice re vantage point for weirs that have legal parking nearby so as

I'm looking for something that I can wear with a dry top to give a semi-drysuit
effect.     Are there johns that are specific to that use (e.g. maybe with
something in the waist/hip area that helps the top's waist gasket seal better)?
Farmer johns, of course, are a dime a dozen...

Does anybody know of Windows or Linux/X11 software
to measure mouse travel?  In pixels would be fine,
I can convert.  TIA.
What I'm trying to do is measure river distance

Been trying to find a long farmer john with no zippers, but not having much
luck.
Only reason I'm looking for zipperless is that it seems to me like a front
zipper might raise a couple of issues when paddling: