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Deck lines
By:Ed Walshe - Dublin
Date: 1/29/2001, 7:59 am

Hi Folks,

Is there a recommended layout for deck lines for a kayak ? I mean grab-lines running the length of the boat, paddle-parks and the mechanism behind the cockpit for holding one end of the paddle when using a paddle-float.

I have built a Guillemot, and I have tried adding grab lines along the length of the boat each side of the deck. But when the lines are taut they don't follow the nice curvature of the boat and look awful. Apart from adding fixings every foot or so, is there any other way to do this nicely ?

Thanks in advance.

Ed Walshe - Dublin

Messages In This Thread

Deck lines
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 1/29/2001, 7:59 am
At the risk of annoying you...
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 1/29/2001, 6:55 pm
Paddle float harness line ideas
mike allen -- 1/30/2001, 2:12 pm
Re: Paddle float harness line ideas
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 2/2/2001, 7:14 am
further thoughts
mike allen -- 1/30/2001, 3:50 pm
The 'Milk Harness' . . . .
mike allen -- 2/2/2001, 8:23 pm
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mike allen -- 1/31/2001, 1:37 pm
Mick you truely are a one man thread...keep it up! *NM*
Ben Staley -- 1/31/2001, 2:13 pm
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mike allen -- 1/30/2001, 6:33 pm
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mike allen -- 1/31/2001, 3:06 pm
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Arlen -- 1/30/2001, 12:37 pm
Re: At the risk of annoying you...
tom preska -- 1/30/2001, 9:24 am
Re: Deck lines
Arlen -- 1/29/2001, 12:29 pm
Re: Deck lines
Mitch Isoe -- 1/29/2001, 1:11 pm
Re: Deck lines
Don Beale -- 1/29/2001, 11:26 am
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Severne Johnson -- 1/29/2001, 10:42 am
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tom preska -- 1/29/2001, 9:06 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2001, 8:47 am