On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Bob Denton wrote: > I believe the seat moved aft but it seemed to make the boat "wander". > The tracking of this boat was exceptional for it's size (16 feet). > The design of the old and new seat is different enough to make it a > guestimation process. >From my time in a marathon flatwater canoe, a boat with no rocker... A bow heavy boat will tend to start out okay and then suddenly turn. A stern heavy boat will tend to wander and require more corrective strokes. Like everything, the more extreme the weight differential the worse the effect. I would expect less dramatic handling effects in a boat with more rocker. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 08:33:33 PST
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