At 6:08 AM -0400 10/13/98, Mark H. Hunt wrote: >Hi Nick, >....I was cruising along at a good >clip with it about half deployed when it snagged on a lobster pot buoy >line bringing me to an abrupt halt. The origional design would have >allowed it to kickup I believe. Kick-up seems to me to be pretty crucial. Catching seaweed can be a drag. For most sea-kayaking I think any rudder or skeg should be designed to release floating stuff and be able to handle running aground. This may not mean it needs to be kick-up, but that is usually the easiest. Nick Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks c/o Newfound Woodworks, 67 Danforth Brook Rd, Bristol, NH 03222 (603) 744-6167 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 13 1998 - 11:37:07 PDT
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