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liveonearth ([personal profile] liveonearth) wrote2010-09-03 05:17 pm

Mystery Move at The Buffet



This squirt spot above is not far from Portland, on the Washougal. There's another good squirt spot on the Clackamas.
I just acquired a squirt boat, and this is what it is designed to do.
I think it was made by Jim Snyder.

[identity profile] neptunia67.livejournal.com 2010-09-04 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Interesting! I'm assuming you can force it upward whenever you're ready. Is there a danger of getting "stuck" on the bottom? Does it have a quick release like a normal kayak?

[identity profile] liveonearth.livejournal.com 2010-09-04 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
You can come back up by tilting your hips--the bouyancy will cause it to plane back to the surface. They do get stuck on the bottom more than normal kayaks---because they GO down there. And they are harder to get out of, because the deck is so flat that your legs have to be lubricated to get them in. =-]

[identity profile] liveonearth.livejournal.com 2010-09-04 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. Most paddlers (who have ever heard of it) consider squirtists to be insane. And to some degree, it's true.

[identity profile] neptunia67.livejournal.com 2010-09-04 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Haha - squirtists... not squirters? ;-)

It does sound a bit mad.