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Try a canoe?
Posted by:
tktoo
on Dec-05-12 10:27 AM (EST)
Seriously, I'm not trying to be cute.
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Difficult entry & exit of kayak
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Rennyrij
- Dec-05-12 10:19 AM
Try a canoe?
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tktoo
- Dec-05-12 10:27 AM
Canoes can be tricky also.......
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Yanoer
- Dec-05-12 3:46 PM
Have you
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glendorado
- Dec-05-12 10:43 AM
Are you using the paddle to help?
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Celia
- Dec-05-12 10:57 AM
Have had same problem
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redmond
- Dec-05-12 11:12 AM
I second...
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ByronWalter
- Dec-05-12 2:57 PM
SOT, yes
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sissy103
- Dec-06-12 8:13 AM
What is your launch site like?
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Yanoer
- Dec-05-12 3:49 PM
Where do you hold on to?
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Kocho
- Dec-05-12 6:20 PM
SOTs vary
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jimyaker
- Dec-05-12 6:31 PM
A couple of mentions are made...
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Bob_d
- Dec-05-12 8:18 PM
Totally agree
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Waterbird
- Dec-23-12 12:04 PM
Some ideas:
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mick_allen
- Dec-06-12 1:10 AM
Mods
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mick_allen
- Dec-06-12 3:02 PM
This might be what you need?
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siriushf
- Dec-06-12 4:32 AM
I'm not loving this one
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Celia
- Dec-06-12 3:28 PM
You don't have to love it...
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siriushf
- Dec-07-12 5:10 AM
I'll say it more directly then
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Celia
- Dec-07-12 7:18 AM
Open your mind
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siriushf
- Dec-07-12 11:31 AM
Why spend money for a guess?
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Celia
- Dec-07-12 5:02 PM
Don't spend money
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siriushf
- Dec-07-12 10:57 PM
I have to agree with Celia on this
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Waterbird
- Dec-23-12 12:14 PM
What I do with a dock like that
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lalleluia
- Dec-13-12 3:25 PM
I Have an Elderly Hip
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Kudzu
- Dec-06-12 5:28 PM
SIT on TOP easy exit and entry
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FrankNC
- Dec-06-12 6:41 PM
How I do it is
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qtrhorse1.5
- Dec-07-12 5:44 PM
Kayak dock launch help
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longtail
- Dec-07-12 11:28 PM
That's a Truly Embarrassing Ad
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VK1NF
- Dec-13-12 8:40 PM
What's That Smell?
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Kudzu
- Dec-08-12 6:03 AM
kayak balance
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ppine
- Dec-13-12 1:06 PM
Exiting
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oakflowers
- Dec-14-12 4:33 PM
Rennyrij, I too am an older paddler.
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shirlann
- Dec-18-12 9:21 PM
painter line...
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rrose
- Dec-18-12 11:02 PM
This method is foolproof
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Waterbird
- Dec-23-12 12:45 PM
tktoo suggested trying a canoe and I
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mornstein
- Dec-23-12 1:40 PM
Single blading
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Waterbird
- Dec-23-12 11:00 PM
If you get out of a SOT a little
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redmond
- Dec-23-12 11:14 PM
Exactly right
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Waterbird
- Dec-24-12 7:18 PM
Canoe is likely to be heavy?
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Yanoer
- Dec-23-12 11:15 PM
Example of a light CHEAP solo canoe?
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Waterbird
- Dec-24-12 7:23 PM
Canoe heavy?
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mornstein
- Dec-24-12 9:42 AM
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