Nick wrote; - >>> >>>I will offer $100 US to anyone who can prove that the paddle does not move >>>throught the water during a forward stroke in a kayak or canoe. >> >> >>I will add another $100. >> > >I'll throw in one picture of Mr. Franklin. > How poetic of you Nick. Dr. Franklin was quite a scientist. 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 Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
From: Nick Schade >How did the eddies get there unless... the paddle... moved. Those little >eddies are the reaction for the action of moving your boat forward. > Finally i can give up my quest to get rid of those little eddies near my paddle.. they been driving me to distraction! i have seen wing paddles that are spoon shaped, with a hook on the top edge... does that profile help maintain a laminar flow around the paddle and thus reduce eddy production? bye bye bliven UFo's go to Panama City for bar-b-que. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 7:29 PM -0400 7/24/98, Larry Bliven wrote: >i have seen wing paddles that are spoon shaped, with a hook on the top >edge... >does that profile help maintain a laminar flow around the paddle and thus >reduce eddy production? The curled over edge is to help make an foil shape of the blade. Originally they tried solid paddles of the desired shape, but they were too heavy. They found they could get the same effect buy make the shape you have seen. The space behind the curl is filled with water and this creates a "solid" foil. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks c/o Newfound Woodworks, 67 Danforth Brook Rd, Bristol, NH 03222 (603) 744-6872 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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