Re: [Paddlewise] Custom Cockpit [lead sheet?]

If there is room, why not pvc tubing filled with lead shot
and positioned in line with the keel as someone once
mentioned a while back , thereby providing for adjustable
trim and ballast.

Cheers,

Philip

Dave Kruger wrote:

> 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
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