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Thus the SOT
Posted by: Glenn_MacGrady on Feb-08-13 10:47 AM (EST)

They self-drain and are easy to climb back on. The downside is weight for the plastic ones. SOT's may have overtaken rec kayaks in the AmSouth, where the paddling is plentiful and no bloody two-foot snow storms are on the way.

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Problems with rec kayaks - ADNelson - Feb-06-13 9:03 PM
- Have you tried an on-water self-rescue? - Celia - Feb-06-13 9:22 PM
  - Not without compartments! - sternman - Feb-08-13 9:45 AM
- Bulkheads - george4908 - Feb-06-13 9:57 PM
- Isn't a lack of bulkheads & perimeter... - NewbTastic - Feb-06-13 10:42 PM
- The problem isn't with the rec kayak - Glenn_MacGrady - Feb-06-13 10:45 PM
- except canoes and rec kayaks - kayamedic - Feb-06-13 10:59 PM
- Cleopatra's Needle effect - willi_h2o - Feb-07-13 12:39 AM
- guess I don't fully agree witt... - Peter-CA - Feb-07-13 1:08 AM
  - Not sure there's any real disagreement - Glenn_MacGrady - Feb-07-13 2:36 AM
- Rec kayaks are as safe as the user .... - Jackl - Feb-07-13 5:24 AM
- Thank you - ADNelson - Feb-07-13 6:52 AM
  - Those - rjh - Feb-07-13 7:33 AM
  - The basics - Celia - Feb-07-13 8:22 AM
    - Oh no, - ADNelson - Feb-07-13 4:17 PM
      - Sorry, but you are not capturing this - Celia - Feb-07-13 5:07 PM
        
        Oh, yes, - ADNelson - Feb-08-13 6:39 AM
        
        Adding wind and waves to the equation - Kocho - Feb-08-13 9:34 AM
- Paddler not the boat - Jaybabina - Feb-07-13 8:06 AM
- In defense of rec boats - bartc - Feb-07-13 8:25 AM
- Your kayak is FINE - Kocho - Feb-07-13 9:26 AM
- Bulkheads are a compartively recent - adbass - Feb-07-13 10:35 AM
- Also - ADNelson - Feb-07-13 4:35 PM
  - Best to have someone with you. - rpg51 - Feb-08-13 6:57 AM
- Flooded Rec kayak rescue - brutal - Jaybabina - Feb-08-13 9:26 AM
  - Thus the SOT - Glenn_MacGrady - Feb-08-13 10:47 AM
    - Yep... - NewbTastic - Feb-09-13 4:20 AM
  - Similar Experience - Celia - Feb-08-13 11:28 AM
    - A few tricks I learned - Jaybabina - Feb-10-13 10:04 AM
- Boat type, skill set and practice all .. - tvcrider - Feb-08-13 1:21 PM
  - So true - dc9mm - Feb-09-13 1:04 PM
  - I find it hard to believe in self-rescue - g2d - Feb-12-13 10:53 AM
  - definitely about practice - jcbikeski - Feb-12-13 11:25 AM
- forward speed - CapeFear - Feb-09-13 6:06 PM
- What I have learned. - ADNelson - Feb-10-13 10:30 AM
  - Just one fix - Celia - Feb-10-13 11:08 AM
    - spray skirt - ret603 - Feb-10-13 3:26 PM
    - Ok, thank you! - ADNelson - Feb-11-13 8:16 AM
      - Just a quick thought on paddling buddy - gingernc - Feb-11-13 1:56 PM