Wild Turkey Paddlers

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cgr - I have typically used really cheap reels and, although I thoroughly rinse them after taking them out on the yak, they are usually ready for the trash after a couple months of heavy use. I picked up a couple for $6 each when Decathlon went out of business last winter, so I'm using those now, al...

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Hey Adam: I'm a maybe for at least part of this trip, but I'm more interested in catching some fish than logging a ton of miles. Yeah, if somebody had a house on the Cape that would be nice. Let's see what we can scare up.

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Jordan: Just make sure you still get to Hanson on Thursday nights or I may end up stealing that Biker Bar chick's affections from you in your absence!

Oh, wait a minute - were you there this past week? She didn't seem to notice.

Did I say infections? I meant affections!

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OK, well, the water's warmer here on the South Shore if you want to try again.

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Hi Joyce: We both have sea kayaks, but since Jess is only ten, I don't take her into open ocean paddling situations yet. I have an NDK Explorer and Jess has a Wilderness Systems Piccolo.

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Ok, so let's get to the important stuff - what did Adam catch and did Dee really swim shirtless?

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If I go, I will be bringing Jess with me, so we will probably just do the river part of the trip and be reeaalll slooooww.

Although she does like waves (like her Dad).

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I'll probably make it over tomorrow if the weather isn't too crappy.

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The Marshfield store told me last night that they are still waiting for their shipment to arrive.

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Would Your Ten Year Old Do This?

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Does anybody on here have kids that paddle? MY daughter, Jessica, age 10, has been paddling for a couple years now and we'll be going out this weekend for her first time this year. Got me thinking it would be fun to do a Paddle With Kids, if anybody has any kids about her age that also paddle.

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John: You can cut it down shorter to say, 190-200 and use it as a WW/surf paddle. Pretty easy to do.

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Hey Lance, on the skeg problem, this might seem obvious but if you find you need to exert much pressure on the slider to try to lower the skeg, don't force it (or you will kink the cable), but first check the skeg box for any obstructions, such as pebbles, tightly packed mud, etc. Then, pull the ske...

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No, couldn't have been me, but I'd love to try it! That hard-chined boat is a lot tougher to keep upright on those squirrelly eddy lines than my Explorer would be. (The Explorer surfs better, though. ) But on that stern squirt, he barely threw any kind of brace at all. Looks like he got some help f...

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Well, the Men's Kayak Rally today was sparsely attended, *Ahem*. Since it was just me and Johnnysmoke, I elected to make the newly minted NOLS instructor and Wilderness First Aid trainee the designated trip leader so that I could be the one getting into trouble. *Ahem*. It was a pretty mild day, vir...

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I'm still planning to be at Cohasset Harbor around 10:30 tomorrow morning, at least for some playboating in the Rip. Plans beyond that will be based on willingness of any other participants and assessment of conditions. Hey, if it is too nice out, we will just have to cancel this for another time!

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Cigars? Abso-tutely!

It's going to blow like snot on Saturday from the NNE. Should make for a good time at Little Harbor.

The girly-men paddle on Sunday should see less wind but possibly some clean, good-sized surf in the right locations.

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Pat: The first step is, as you described, going over without setting up and then see if you can get oriented for a roll from a "disorganized capsize". As Nelson mentioned in his report, it was the disorientation that was unfamiliar and caused him to pull the skirt. Practice this on the pond for a wh...

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I did a Three Lights Paddle with David Lewis a few years ago where we hit Minot's Light, Boston Light and the Graves in one day. As Birdseye pointed out, that's a 20NM day, with significant offshore paddling usually with at least some "conditions". Regarding the paddle south from Cohasset to Scituat...

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OK you fellow MALE kayakers (the only real kind), let's go kick some butt in the tidal currents and standing waves at the Cohasset tide rips this Saturday. Sorry, ladies, this is a real-kayaker-only event (that means us MEN.) We'll meet at the Parker Ave. boat ramp at 10:30, with the plan to get int...

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I bought my drysuit on eBay a couple years ago from some kid in Calif. who had only worn it a half dozen times and needed cash, I guess. Got it for $200.

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This minor geographic technicality however does not minimize the potential for some real ocean conditions Exclamation If anything, if the typical Southwesterlies are blowing, there could be some good sized ocean swells and shoulder to head high surf at any beach landings along the exposed coast. Th...

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I'd be up for a Hingham paddle tomorrow evening. Launch time, 5:30 - 6:00?

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Hi Diane: Bruce sure had no trouble keeping up yesterday! And the chili he made was a big hit - gone in a flash. It was nice to have him along and look forward to meeting you, too.

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Steve: The projects that we worked on included, under-deck pump holders (like the one shown above in Jordan's new boat), skeg repair (Nelson and Ron working on Nelson's boat in the picture), outfitting with hip/knee/thigh braces for a better, tighter fit in Mike's and Helen's Surges, a new backrest ...

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Pat: we missed you at the BBQ, where were you? Your full tank of propane is still sitting where you left it. Turns out I had enough to cook like 50 pounds of beef, pork, venison, chicken, whatever else Jordan and Mike and Co. were cooking up. None left over, though! We had 16 paddlers on the water t...

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Hi Pat: We launched from my house around 5:30, paddled down to New Inlet in a 20 knot headwind (I say this for John's sake ), played and surfed the standing waves on the outgoing tide for a while, tried riding some baby surf coming in to the sandspit, then pulled up on the spit for a couple beers an...

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Hi Bea: It sounds like a crowd. I've already scouted a second put-in and we will probably head out in two pods. So, I don't have a headcount, but it will be a good idea to do one at the put-in!

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Finn: I have a Hydroskin Farmer John shortie that you can borrow if you don't come up with anything else.

DaLerks - We will plan to launch around 1PM. If this gets too big, we may want to split into a couple of pods and use seperate launch sites, so as not to overwhelm the neighborhood.

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The water is still plenty cold, probably not much over 50 degrees. This is a protected, inshore paddle and very light winds are expected, but a wetsuit with some sort of splashtop/jacket really should be a minimum requirement for any cold water paddling. That said, I paddled with Doug in Alaska a co...

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Anybody want to get out for a couple hours this evening for a paddle somewhere? It is a corker of a day, and I want to hit the water.

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It just came to my attention that there is nowhere in this thread that tells people where I live or how to get here. Sorry about that, so here are the directions: We will gather at my house at 121 River Street in Humarock. To get to my house, just come over the Sea St bridge from the Marshfield side...

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Do we have an approximate time we will be eating? Yes, after the paddle.

Whenever people are hungry. Whenever!

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Ok, let's do a little food coordinating for Saturday. I'm pretty cool with whatever, but just so 50 people don't show up with a case of hot dogs each. I'll have the grill going, so stuff to burn on there would be good. Salads, desserts, cold or hot casseroles, what have you. Chime in. Let's make it ...

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Linda: You should come to our South River paddle on Saturday. Details on the Upcoming Trips forum.

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Jordan took inventory last night and it looks like he will have plenty to cover a few of us, so unless you have a big project in mind, or happen to be able to reach any of these suggested sources, I wouldn't worry too much.

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In preparation for the upcoming Outfitting Workshop, here is a quick primer on the materials and tools needed for outfitting with minicell foam. Most of what we will probably be doing is custom-fitting cockpits/seats/etc. but we can also make bilgepump brackets, safety flare holders, etc. Where can ...

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Hi Everyone: Well, it's still a ways out, but it looks like we might get lucky and get three straight warm, sunny Saturdays! In which case, we should start getting down to details. Bea - High tide is at about 2:30, a little later upriver where I am, so I wouldn't expect to launch until at least 12:3...

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Just got this emailed to me from the NSRWA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbQ76R2GUyY

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Nelson, stop by after work tomorrow. The deck is open and it is supposed to be almost 80 degrees!

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