Improving the Reed paddle britches
I have been struggling for some time to find a satisfactory securing arrangement for my split spare paddle on both my sea kayaks ( Virgo HV & Romany Excel Expedition ). The Virgo tries to present a solution by having two indentations in the foredeck that theoretically the loom of a set of splits could sit in, with bungy to hold them down, but the reality is that my Werner Corryvreckan doesn't naturally lie in those recesses, and the bungees just don't hold it in place when waves break across the deck. They end up pointing every which way, if not floating away on their own journey. After lots of ultimately unsuccessful experimentation with plastic piping and hot glue, I eventually decided to put a lot more bungies on, and added rubber sheathing to them. Finally the paddles seem to be staying in place , in all but the worst conditions, such as a full-on surf session. The situation is more complicated with the Romany. There is a decent bungee arrangement on the foredeck for ...