Re: [Paddlewise] high performance sea kayaks

From: Alex Ferguson <a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz>
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 16:08:05 +0000
> Also, it has no bulkheads.  I just use airbags and get
> the same safety margin with much less weight.
> 
>   - Scott

Do you know the actual weight of two airbags? Must be very 
heavy bulkheads to be heavier? Hatches can be the weight of 
the area of the hole plus a neoprene cover.

Alex
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Alex Ferguson      a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Electronics Workshop, Chem Dept, Univ of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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