On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Kirk Olsen wrote: >> >>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 >> more dramatic!! a paddling partner and i demonstrated a jam turn in a tandem whitewater canoe, and then demonstrated the wet exit immediately afterwards ;-) and there was only 20 pounds [9Kg] difference between us, though that puts the occupants a stone over 185Kg [no i won't convert that to USEnglish <8-)} this really isn't true... i do believe [and the boat designers out there should really answer] you are correct. it also depends on how narrow the entry line, and other factors, but generally, the white water boat will slide more that a flat keeled boat. i out weigh my wife by a lot, and am the stronger paddler, so by one token i should be in the front, and by the other, i should be in the rear. when i am in the bow, if we initiate a turn, man are we going... ready or not. 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: Flugg's Law: When you need to knock on wood is when you realize that the world is composed of vinyl, naugahyde and aluminum. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 09:56:00 PST
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