Going in Circles with my Kayak?
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When you pull through the water, make sure you're using the same amount of force on the right and left side.  If you're stronger on one side use less strength to offset your weaker side.  Eventually you'll build up symetrical muscles and your right and left paddling will be nearly identical which will keep you straighter.
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You can try fixing it yourself with some good old-fshioned thinking. First is it hand control or foot control? If it is foot control, which I bet it is, the cable is probably frozen up. It just needs a new cable. If it is hand control and not steering. It probably needs a new base. The base gets corroded and sticks to the shaft. Just need to figure out what the problem is and fix it. Contact me with any more questions on this one. Parts can be found online.
967970
It sounds like you have a model  21 S & W,  check on the side of the frame, or open the cyclinder, or on the butt of the handle. Nice hardware if it is !!!
280539
Self-bailing refers to a boat designed such that if a wave breaks over the side or it rains the water will drain out.  This is usually accomplished by having the deck of the boat above the waterline with a hole in the transom to allow the water to drain out, but because the hole is above the waterline no water comes in.\n\nThe only kayak design that I know of that would be self-bailing would be the "sit on top" designs.  On this type of a kayak you sit on a deck that would be near the waterline and water would drain out though a strategically placed hole or channel.
260630
try a flotation tank experience. it is incredible...but you got to want to and you should not be claustrophobic or it'd be hell re-invented
557017
This is called a myclonic jerk.  Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myclonic_jerk for more information.
410315
canoe or kayak? i don't mind taking a trip down a river in a canoe, but kayaks scare the living bejeebies outta me. what happens when you flip over and can't get rightside up?!?
1025947
I had an inflatable kayak when I was younger, and I hated the thing!  It was a pain in the a** to inflate and was really unstable.  I don't know how many times I fell out of that thing, and it's not because I have bad balance.  I never fell out of a regular or open-topped kayak in the 10 years since I first learned!\n\nSeriously, save your money and purchase a good, durable non-inflatable kayak if you're really interested.
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Depending where you are. If we're out in the bay and there is no one around, you just hang over the edge. However if the water is choppy you have to be a little more careful. If there are other people around, you can get into the water, or complain to your husband that he need to get a port-a-potty. But these are not feasible on a smaller boat as they tend to spill out, and anyone can see you drop you drawers anyway...if she is shy tell her to get in the water. But you need to go over all of this with her before you take her out there.
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Just take two of the same color and forget about all that "rules of the road" nonsense.  It's a stinkin rowboat for cripe sake.  \n\n - oh wait a minute, if you get two the same, you'll only be able to go around in circles... hmmm... may have to rethink this...\n\nBetter call out the coast guard on this one.
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Asda had some on special offer last Easter. They bundled them up in a package which included the indicators,a magic tree air freshener, a 300 watt CD player and some fluffy dice to hang off the paddles. They sold out though, and so I'd ask Halfords, although I think they've only got the satellite navigation systems for them.\nIf your canoe handbrake isn't working, do like we do and chock it up with two half-bricks on the hills.
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Maybe you should try one of those little beanie hats with the propellor on top...If you get it spinning pretty fast, I'd bet you could get a few more inches  on your vertical and a hell of lot more hang time
256564
Creates a lot of motion but doesn't take you anywhere?
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the safest and "MY" preferred way, using a smaller boat is to tether it along side the boat and bring it dock side that way. If you have a bit larger boat than I use," a 17 footer" you can winch it in, third choice "For Me" is using a small caliber hand gun brain shoot it, and after it stops fighting bring it on board! Good Luck & use caution, even a small one can inflect serious damage to you and your boat!
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How about telling us how big the dogs are?\n\nI go flatwater kayaking with my 18 pound terrier (very well trained!) in a 12' Wilderness Systems Pungo.  It's very stable, with a big cockpit and plenty of room for a small dog.  If you have very quiet, well trained dogs, you could use a canoe - but in my experience they're a lot more tippy when the dog gets up on the gunwhales to bark at the seagulls.  Better to go with a tandem kayak and let the dog have his own seat.\n\nWhitewater canoeing would be unsafe and kayaking would be impossible - the dog wouldn't be very happy sealed inside under your spray skirt.\n\nI hope you're really good at wet exits and self-rescue techniques.  If you have to worry about righting and bailing your boat, saving yourself AND your dogs if you dump - well, good luck!  I wouldn't paddle alone if I had my dog with me and I'd make sure he had a good doggie life vest.  Practice a lot in shallow water  and paddle near shore so that if the dog has to swim for it, he'll have a chance.
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Just keep practicing and stick to it.  You know the technique for stopping left, just reverse it for right.
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Put on a larger prop; make sure that in use it is perpendicular in the water. \nMake sure your air filter is clean  (or new).\n Find some one in your area who knows your type of engine, and listen to them carefully.