Re: [Paddlewise] Bulkheads

At 10:43 PM 10/10/98 -0400, Scott Ives wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>   Ouch!  Is that the sound of my  own words being shot back at me? ;-)
>
>   I still say that British glass boats are overbuilt.  My Nordkapp must
>have weighed close to 60 pounds!  But yes, there are some advantages to
>being stout!  My Artich Hawk is not laid up too light.  I have climbed
>all over the deck while practicing wet re-entry's (ok, so my roll is not
>100% yet!), and there are no stress cracks or serious groans.  
>
>   But, yes my deck does flex more than a British boat.  As I said, my
>airbags act as a series of supporting arches, and they realy stiffen
>things up.  However Chuck, I must stand fast on this issue:  I'll take a
>flexible deck and a 15 pound weight savings anyday!
>
>   - Scott


 I also have a Arctic Hawk without bulkheads that weighs in at 
42 lbs.Yes its deck is flexible ,,buuutt when in the water it does not
matter as it would on land. With out the airbags I could probably stand on
the deck and crack it but in the water with the give it is fine. Similar to
a skin boat , you would not want to sit on most of them on land either . On
water they do well, which is where a kayak should be any how.

Dana
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