>Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > >> ... The principal of moving weight forward or back to trim the >> handling of a kayak is probably as old as the kayak. >...<snip>... Dan wrote: >I agree with you. Moving weight around to alter the handling of a boat >is a very old technique, and it can be *very* effective. Much of the >"need" for rudders or drop-down skegs is the result of people either not >really understanding the effects of trim on performance, or not wanting >to have to deal with the issue. > The primary gains >from using a rudder or drop-down skeg arise in those circumstances where >the trim of the boat is seriously off, necessitating not "fine"-tuning, >but rather "coarse"-tuning to eliminate the need for constant corrective >strokes. > Tom, I think Dan is completely correct in his comments. 95% of my paddling is completely empty, with a light kevlar boat, but often in windy conditions. I hate the idea of putting extra weight in an empty kevlar boat for trim. Do you have a list of kayaks, which IYHO when paddled empty, i.e., no trim weight adjustment, need only "fine" tuning and not "coarse" adjusting. Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 16 1998 - 12:56:53 PDT
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