TomTotem... wrote: > My question: Would the addition of bags of lead shot in the fore and after > compartments be a viable alternative to loading it with "kind of junk > that's heavy and will fit in the hatch?" <G> [snip] > Lastly, where does one purchase bags of lead shot? Is it ridiculously > expensive? Guess I'd never given consideration to using lead before... Another poster suggested something even better: lead sheet. You could probably bond Velcro to a cover sewn to fit the sheet and then attach that to velcro contact cemented to the hull. However, you would not want to put ballast into fore and aft compartments -- decreases yaks ability to respond quickly to pitch and yaw forces. You would not like its sluggish turning behavior. It would be best to put it as close to the CG as possible -- just fore and aft of your butt (or, underneath), and as low as possible. Another idea is to investigate a yak more fitted to your body style. I weigh 220 lbs, so I need a high volume yak. That's what I own. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 10 1998 - 17:52:09 PST
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