[Josephine Kovacs]

Thanks Helen, I am interested? Josephine

[Johan Worst]

Ditto comments from Thom and Nick.

I have a pair of these and used them for loading onto the top of the car while keeping the stern off the ground.  It’s difficult to keep them in place when moving the boat.

[Helen Beer]

Please let me know your interest in participating in a hands on deck line workshop in January.  There will be a fee for supplies and room rental at Sunrise Park.     Bring your kayak.   The workshop will be between 2-3 hours on a Sunday afternoon.   Just gauging interest before we committ to renting the space.  Helen B.  Safety Officer hbeer25@gmail.com

[Jim Eakin]

Hi

I could smoke a turkey , my  favorite

what size ??

jim

[Quirine Schuyff]

Just a couple more days until our holiday party!! If you plan to come, please be sure to sign up soon on the calendar/events page.  It would be wonderful to have one more turkey being cooked and brought in. No pressure. We will still have a bountiful and delicious feast without it!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

[Former Member]

You will also need a leash line tied to the wheels and running forward to an anchor point like around the cockpit coaming

[Nick Heath]

Here’s an opportunity to provide feedback/ comment to qathet Regional District (Powell R) about their 10 year plan for parks and trails.

(They have some parks that are important for paddlers and one question asks if you would like more parks!) You don’t need to live in Powell R to fill out the survey.

https://www.qathet.ca/current_project/parks-trails-strategy/

[Yekaterina Yushmanova]

Thanks, Nick! I will try them out for unloading. The v on them is very narrow so they must be meant for the ends of the boat.

[Nick Heath]

These are ok for an unloaded kayak or canoe on hard surfaces, but not loaded boats.  The wheels go under one end, so your arms carry most of the hull weight, unlike the bigger wheel sets that are near the balance point and so take most of the load.

For a day trip, they might be easier to use than a shoulder carry.

They could also be strapped on for unloading a boat from a vehicle where one end could otherwise drag on the roadway.

[Nick Heath]

If you or I were to spend 4 or more years coming up with an ‘action plan’, we would insist on it having specific objectives, priorities, resources needed, a timeline and how its success might be measured.

This action plan seems to have none of these, but it is good that BC Parks recognize that Marine Recreation is something they need t0 pay attention to.

[Yekaterina Yushmanova]

Folks, I got a pair of wheels given to me and I am not sure how these work. They are smaller than my usual ones and don’t have a kick stand. Someone told me that they might be secondary or bow wheels for a canoe. Has anyone had experience with these? Would they be useful as secondary wheels for a double? Or useless for kayaks?

thanks, Katya

 

[Debra Merchant]

BC Parks has released its Marine Recreation Action Plan and I encourage you to browse through or dig deep as you wish. This has been a work in progress for several years with significant input from BC Marine Trails (see pg 7). It’s a positive step forward. There are five goals. One is to protect and enhance marine recreation and another is to promote marine stewardship.

See for yourself: https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/MRAP_2d7821ccf5.pdf

SKABC will be responding to BC Parks so please post your comments here or directly to me if you prefer.  (conservation1@skabc.org)

[Former Member]

I am in Victoria, but would travel to pick up, thx.

[George Prevost]

Mustang Survival are having a warehouse sale this weekend at their Burnaby location.  This might be a good chance to pick up some well-priced paddling gear.  Sale times and dates are:

Friday Nov.18th – 1pm to 5:30pm
Saturday Nov.19th – 9am to 5pm

(Thanks to Mike Gilbert for bringing this to my attention and asking me to pass it on to our members.)

[Maureen Benzon]

wow. This post has certainly got out of hand. Please keep replies polite, and to the point.

Thank you Andrew for getting back on track with a simple and useful response. The battery tray is usually an optional accessory that must be purchased separately, but well worth it for peace of mind.

 

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