Hello Ferya, Getting ready to go I see and you look like you got a little sun, great tan going there, Ok now for your butt try a thin layer of Vaseline you can move a little better and it will keep the water away some may feel a little crappy but it seams to work for me on a long paddle. Take care and have fun. Warren

Hope the weather is good for you to get back on the water tomorrow. I was thinkng about your sleeping plans for the crossing. Firstly I agree you should use paddles for the outriggers because they have a use other than outriggers..as spare paddles. Also if they are split paddles they will stow away well. As far as how you mount them I suggest you extend them fully on only one side as this will give you much more stability than both sides due to the increased leverage. I would suggest that you try to sleep with your lower torso still in the boat with the spray deck on and your butt elevated, possibly with the partially inflated beach ball and a second large partially inflated beach ball behind you. Looking at the image at the top of this blog page of you paddling it looks like you could probably get your body reasonably straight even though at a slight angle. The reason I suggest this is that this location will keep your centre of gravity lower in the boat, half of your body warm and most importantly will ensure you are in a position to react quickly to any change in your situation be it weather or other external forces. I feel that you lieing tied to your kayak on top of a sleeping mat over a closed and padded up cockpit will severely hamper your ability to recover to a position where you can be in the boat paddling again in an emergency. I have two very good Sealline paddle floats http://www.seallinegear.com/sea_kayak.asp?Action=PaddleFloat&Category=SeaKayak that I no longer use and you are more than welcome to have.
Stay safe