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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: airhorn
Posted By: lee In Response To: Re: TR: Flathead Lake "Safe but Sorry" (Shawn Baker)
Date: Monday, 27 September 1999, at 10:33 a.m.
> I've heard those airhorns don't work when wet--the moisture freezes when
> the freon comes shooting out--might check to make sure.hi shawn, I boat the little airhorn from boaters world, there were two models, one for $6, other for $12 . the pricier one was the same size with a slightly different nozzle, i keep it in pfd pocket and have used it after dunking, once put it underwater pressed button, took out of water pressed button, it sputtered for 1/2 second then blasted away. It's marketed as a "personal watercraft horn" in other words --jetski-- jetskiers I've seen wouldn't be able to use it while blasting around at 35mph. But works for me, stays attached to little waterproof flashlight and storm whistle. Occasionally in a class it toots as I clamber on the back deck demoing rescues.
Last winter I was paddling, 45degree water, air the same. With neoprene beanie and polartec beanie on my head I didn't hear the orange coast guard guys coming up to me to check on my safety equipment, "eh,eh, what's that ? My whistle? yes I"ve got one. You want to hear me blow it? Hmmm ok" So with one ear uncovered like a RCA dog I put the whistle to my lips pucker tight and blow, hands back on paddle as the waves rock around. I give one very hard blow and with the very cold air and my face chilled the whistle makes a valiant "tweet" before flying out with spittle streaming behind. "Thank you sir, have a nice day" and they were off. I felt like I had been given novacaine at the dentists and was asked to spit. Light bulb goes off--whistles are a hands on device like hand pumps, no good if hands want to be on paddle.
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