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Towing a kayak
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RB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... No way! :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I think Doug meant 'from the tip of the kayaks' bow. SV "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... I think he said he was "thinking of towing it behind," which I'm assuming means from the stern, unless he's going to be motoring backwards the whole way. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "DSK" wrote in message .. . Brien Alkire wrote: We're sailing from Marina Del Rey to Catalina Island for a 3-day weekend next week. One of our guests wants to bring a kayak. It's 15-feet long, which is kind of big to fit on the bow of the Catalina 36, so we're thinking of towing it behind. My friend thinks it's stable enough in the water not to tip over. Has anyone tried towing a kayak? It's a 38 mile trip. Is this going to be a hassle? I've towed canoes, but not kayaks. It seems to me that if it has a skirt that can be relied on to stay in place, this shoudl keep it from filling up... and the other hassle is that it will keep shooting forward and bumping into the boat. You can fix this by tying a short line to the stern and putting some figure-8 knots in it. Don't tow the kayak from the tip of the bow. Attach the painter as low as possible on the stem. This will make it much less likely to tip and slew around crazily. Your friend may not want to add an attachment point. The biggest hassle will be trying to get into the thing from the boarding ladder! Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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