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Posted by: rrose on Dec-18-12 11:02 PM (EST)

Attach a nylon rope to your bow that easily reaches you in the cockpit and grab hold of the the line to help pull yourself up with one foot outside the boat. It helps to have someone holding onto the boat that will tend to slide backwards. Using this method allows some steadying and an elevated pull point from the normal combing height. Does take a bit of getting used to but handy in shallow water.

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