Alpo Posted January 27 Posted January 27 You are in a small rubber boat. You do not have oars. You are paddling with your hands. Do you face the direction you wish to go, moving your arms like you're swimming or like you're on a surfboard? Or do you face the direction you came from, like you're rowing a boat? In the novel - Modesty Blaise, The Silver Mistress, if anyone is interested - both times they mentioned crossing the water in the little rubber dinghy, they look backward the way they came. Just seems wrong to me. Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I have to see where I’m going. Quote
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 4 hours ago, Alpo said: You are in a small rubber boat. You do not have oars. You are paddling with your hands. Do you face the direction you wish to both times they mentioned crossing the water in the little rubber dinghy, they look backward the way they came. Just seems wrong to me. They were influenced by the Whiffle-Diffle bird. 2 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Why in hell would I ever be in a small rubber boat? 5 Quote
watab kid Posted January 28 Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Why in hell would I ever be in a small rubber boat? or without paddle/oars ? 2 1 Quote
Alpo Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 In this particular instance they were spelunking, and it was easier to carry a deflated rubber boat and a pump down in the cave then it was to drag along a 14 ft bass boat with a 50 horse motor. Quote
watab kid Posted January 28 Posted January 28 49 minutes ago, Alpo said: In this particular instance they were spelunking, and it was easier to carry a deflated rubber boat and a pump down in the cave then it was to drag along a 14 ft bass boat with a 50 horse motor. would not dispute that , might choose not to do so even with that raft , but id not discard the paddle's Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 7 hours ago, Alpo said: In this particular instance they were spelunking, and it was easier to carry a deflated rubber boat and a pump down in the cave then it was to drag along a 14 ft bass boat with a 50 horse motor. Why in hell would I ever be in a cave full of water...or any other cave? 2 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Why in hell would I ever be in a cave full of water...or any other cave? no earthly reason. but some folks find it exciting. Quote
Alpo Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: cave full of water It wasn't full of water. But to get from point A to point B they had to cross about a 50 foot wide patch of water. And you don't want to get wet while you're underground, so they brought the boat. Quote
Ozark Huckleberry Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Seems like anyone smart enough to bring a rubber boat would also bring paddles. Or oars -- could it be they had oars, so they'd be facing backwards as they rowed? Or was it an, 'I thought YOU brought the oars!' situation? And yes, some rubber boats have oarlocks built in. Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 opinion everybody has one , and they all stink 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted January 28 Posted January 28 7 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Why in hell would I ever be in a cave full of water...or any other cave? I agree. It wasn't the cave that bothered me. It was the damn music that stayed there for days..."It's a Small World Afterall...." Quote
Pat Riot Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Well, it just so happens that I have some experience with this. Provided the sides (gunwales) aren’t too fat paddling backwards is easier. if the sides are fat paddling face forward is easier. Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 opinion time ......... and your horse is ugly too ... 1 Quote
Trailrider #896 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Maybe they had been up the creek! Uh, what was the name of the creek they had be up? Quote
watab kid Posted January 29 Posted January 29 18 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Why in hell would I ever be in a cave full of water...or any other cave? hats a great point - im not inclined to confined spaces either and i would not be going there in the first place - this is not my kinds of exploration - mine is open woods with a fully loaded arm ..........too much back thinking probably but im liking my face to the door and a bit f space to move in .........oh and reliable arms on my person , [ with my ID and my carry permit as required by MN law] im not showing p to a protest - im In favor of the removals - should never have been let in to start with Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 1/28/2026 at 6:25 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: no earthly reason. but some folks find it exciting. Some folks use dope too, but I don't....cant imagine doing it, either. 1 Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 13 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: Maybe they had been up the creek! Uh, what was the name of the creek they had be up? Turtle creek? Quote
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