Does the water color make a difference?

craig · Post by **craig** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:59 pm

Was out creekin' yesterday in Maine. No muddy water but some ice was starting to form in the eddy at the put in. The season ain't over yet, but it won't be long before things freeze up

mattm · Post by **mattm** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:00 pm

definitely prefer clear water, but when the local runs are muddy it means the levels crankin

Stuff that freaked me out was the Didymo (aka "rock snot") I saw on the Esopus in the Catskills this year. First thing going through my mind was "I'm paddling in used toilet paper

". Made sure I didn't flip. Some wierd stuff, looks like 3 squares floatin' along next to you, all brown and nasty. Went back 2 more times this year, still haven't swum. I think if we got Didymo in all the rivers, I'd be a better paddler

cpaddler57 · Post by **cpaddler57** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:09 pm

Mixing water with anything heavier than water would raise it's specific gravity and make a boat more bouyant I would think.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:37 am

but what if the water with the higher SG was in your boat?

gumpy · Post by **gumpy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:47 am

Louie wrote:but what if the water with the higher SG was in your boat?

just turn on your pump louie!

Eli · Post by **Eli** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:58 pm

For me, I worry more about the smell. Not that I don't paddle it, but I don't always come back...

Post by **PAC** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:03 pm

A little color (blue / green or brown) isn't too bad....

Its when there are ice cube in the water ... now that bothers me! Particularly da bigg'ns doing rodo moves in holes as ya skirt by!

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