On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, TomTotem... wrote: >> >>At 07:07 AM 2/10/98 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote: >>snip----------> >>>An inch can make a substantial difference -- remember, the paddler is by >>>far the largest load increment in a yak. To see the effect of moving a >>>180 lb paddler's body an inch fore or aft, try a 10 lb weight 18 inches >>>fore or aft of the CG of the system. A bag of lead shot is a good way >>>to find how much/which way to move the seat. The CG is probably pretty >>>much directly under the center of your butt, when you are in the yak. >> >> Sort of on topic-I weigh in at a socking wet 138 lbs. I've heard that my >>Pursuit would paddle measurably better with a heavier paddler. [and no I >>didn't offer to sell it to the 180 pounder that said it! <g>] >> >> 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> It sounds good-I'm guessing >>that I'd then want to put air bags on top of them to keep them stable-or >>would velcro suffice? The idea of having say 10 or 20 lbs of the stuff >>flopping around during a roll. or brace doesn't interest me at all... >> >> Lastly, where does one purchase bags of lead shot? Is it ridiculously >>expensive? Guess I'd never given consideration to using lead before... >> >> Tom... >> >> >>Three left turns often make a right... and two wrights make an airplane ;-) ... and on a MUCH more serious note, lead poisoning is serious, it is cumulative, and stays in your system all your life, difficult to remove heavy metals from the human body.. with that said, check a gun shop?? though i don't know the laws about lead shot, i think it's illegal for hunting, but many reloaders use it for skeet shooting, as it is softer than the barrel of their expensive guns ;-) me, i'd use steel shot. put the weight as close to the center of gravity [CG] as possible. the swing weight at the ends of your boat would make any boat feel like a pig, as far as handling goes. you seem to be on the right track. 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 Wed Feb 11 1998 - 01:38:17 PST
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