Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Volume methods

From: Craig Olson <craigo_at_az.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 21:18:53 -0800
Dan Hagen wrote:
> I was having too much fun. :-)
> 
> > My land-lubbing partner & I naturally assumed you'd encountered the worst <SNIP>
 
> You should know better.  I am on great terms with all the requisite sea
> nymphs.  BTW, to "rescue" me you first would have to find me!  It's a
> good thing for me that I didn't need rescuing.  (That was a nice little
> gale, wasn't it?)    

Quite true.  It seems likely that you and I were within 100 yards or less of each
other, but could not see each other because of heavy swell and because we were both
concentrating hard on staying afloat, without a lot of time to look around.

> > If you are in need of assistance in transporting your
> > gear, perhaps you could contact a ferry service?

> Gee, do I detect a touch of hostility?  And to think that I was just
> trying to help you out with your experiment!  

No, no - no hostility at all!  I was merely trying to suggest a possible solution. 
A simple observation of your obviously overloaded craft!  :-)

> You should add to your list of techniques for measuring volumetric
> displacement the use of a computer program--this is how Sea Kayaker
> magazine does it.  They take some measurements, plug them into a
> computer program, and out comes a volume estimate.

Oh dear!  Adding *that* method to my list would require some actual *research* -
which is more than this cowboy bargained for when he signed onto this kayak dude
ranch!

Paddle on!

Craig Olson
Bellingham, Washington 
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