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Steve Cramer
 
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wrote:
Entrapment hazards ?

I _think_ that the kayak has fewer problems in this regard than the
canoes. Rather than an aluminum skeleton, the kayak is made of two
pieces bonded together, so it has enough rigidity from the plastic
alone. Think McDonalds hamburger box with a hole in the top. Enough to
keep from collapsing on itself, that is, not nearly enough to resist
collapsing in a WW pin situation. But on a pond, you'd probably have to
work to get stuck in it, as long as the shell was intact.

Tip o' the hat to OC-1 for remembering the Parson's Tale, which I recall
as quite entertaining in the original.

Steve

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Steve Cramer
Athens, GA