On Apr 3, 11:59*am, "tom" wrote:
From NY to Nome? wow. *Through the canal, I presume... *Incredible. *Did
they write a book? *I'd love to read it.

--- They had planned to make a movie of their amazing adventure, but
nothing ever came of it. I wonder if the film still exists
someplace. The book was not written until the 1980's when the author
interviewed one of the two. I don't know why he didn't interview both
as both were still living at that time. I found the book at a
library sale, but it's available inexpensively via Amazon.

--- On their voyage they read a book about an earlier (1903) canoe
expedition, a winter trip, *Lure of the Labrador*, in which a wrong
turn was made that led to disaster. This book made a big impression
on them as they were afraid of doing the same. I tracked that book
down and read it too. There are some fascinating follow-up books to
that earlier adventure and I intend to get hold of those as well. I
would, though, especially like to learn more about the NY to Nome
expedition - details of their gear, etc.



One problem I noticed with my sevylor is that my ass always got wet. *At
first I thought it was wind-blown droplets off the paddles but even when I
was real careful I still got wet ---


--- The Tahiti is a shallow sort of boat and kind of hard to keep
dry, as I recall. Did you have the , waddyacallit, drip rings on your
paddles to keep water from dribbling down? I managed to stay dry in
my IK's, even using them, as I mentioned, in cold weather. As in
canoes, I didn't use the seats, but sat directly on the floor, thus
keeping the center of gravity much lower and making both boats much
more stable. I'm good at that because I am built like an indian with
a very long upper body, tho this makes me unstable in kayaks that are
too small (like the thing I rented near San Diego last year that I
couldn't even keep upright!).

--- I like IK's. I'm lazy and I can find a quiet backwater and
stretch out in them and take a nap! They're just like a big air
mattress.




I tried looking for a leak but never
found it. *Oh well, it served its purpose well. *My necky alsek is a little
small, hence my need to scavenge food in order to stay out more than a few
days, but it's good too --- dual watertight bulkheads and bomb-proof,
submarine-ish hatch covers that would *probably stay intact longer than the
hull would resist imploding if submerged. *It's poly (plastic), and can be
dragged over rocks and stuff, although it is a little heavy. *I'd like to
build my next one with wood strips/epoxy but need a workshop which I don't
have right now.

I'm planning an early season paddle down the Fraser in a couple weeks --- *
wish me luck.


--- Good luck and happy voyageuring! I envy you for living in the
nothwest, one of the greatest places in the world for sea kayaking.
I miss it.