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Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
By:Roy Morford
Date: 2/17/2008, 1:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view (Bill Hamm)

Bill,
In my post I mentioned one unplanned and many pre-planned dumps. To clarify, these were wet exits and involved righting the boat, re-entering and pumping out. I have never experienced an undue amount of water in the boat. As I said, it's a matter of technique and practice. I no longer expect to find myself outside my boat but I practice it anyway, just in case. Also, my roll is still not bombproof and probably not very elegant but it works most of the time. I'm not advocating bulkhead free boats, just pointing out that bulkheads are not as essential as beginners are sometimes led to believe.

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Strip: Bulkheads
Shaun -- 2/16/2008, 8:13 am
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HenkA -- 2/19/2008, 9:34 am
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Matt B -- 4/23/2008, 11:30 am
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Don Goss -- 2/17/2008, 2:12 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/16/2008, 7:40 pm
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 7:30 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 2/16/2008, 10:39 am
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Shaun -- 2/16/2008, 11:02 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/16/2008, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Roy Morford -- 2/16/2008, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:10 am
Re: Strip: Bulkheads - a contrary view
Roy Morford -- 2/17/2008, 1:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:11 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:38 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 2/17/2008, 5:23 pm
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Roy Morford -- 2/17/2008, 6:55 pm
Re: Strip: Bulkheads *LINK*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/16/2008, 9:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:07 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 7:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:07 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 9:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:42 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 10:21 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/16/2008, 9:34 am