Bob wrote, > > How critical is seat placement? I just replaced the seat in a Falcon > 16 and the handling is now terrible...it no longer tracks properly. I > have adjusted the seat an inch forward but it's too cold to get > near the water (65F) to test it. > > Will an inch make any difference or should I be trying larger > increments? When you replaced the seat did you move it aft? If so, what happened to the handling. Usually moving weight aft makes the boat track better but maneuverability suffers. How much you have to shift weight depends upon the boat's shape. Some boats are very sensitive to weight placement - some are not. Cheers John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 04:50:31 PST
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