On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Bob Denton wrote: >> >>I wonder how many boats that don't handle well are the results of an >>incorrectly placed seat? quite a few, in my observations... makes a big difference in canoes as well. many RMCC members take advantage of the winter pool sessions to outfit their boats. bring pieces of foam, sculpted seats, etc, and a grease pencil, then check for trim. move stuff around. works well. and of course it's social!! putting it in the water [as others have mentioned] is the true test, especially with plastic boats, where the hull may change shape when on the water [doesn't happen near as much with glass boats ;-] mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: "I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up." -- Mark Twain, "The Innocents Abroad" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 10 1998 - 15:53:33 PST
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