I've found my K-Light to be very stable. But.... after bragging to my husband about how difficult it is to turn, and convincing him to give it a try, he settled into the cockpit in a pool trial and tipped right over! So much for that...... Karen H> <<Unless you have tried to tip over a folding kayak to experience the > phenomenon it is hard to believe that it works but it does, to a degree, i.e. > it ain't really fully like trying to submerge a balloon but rather in that > direction. I don't want to exaggerate the claim. >> > > Well, Ralph, I've tested the secondary stability of most all the Feathercraft > (if that counts). And yes, when they are sponson equipped, they have *big* > secondary stability, at times even an annoying amount (that "training wheel" > feeling) when taking steep wakes or surf from the side. But, -- Karen Hancock San Clemente, CA magpi_at_access1.net 949/487-2602 *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 09 1999 - 09:31:44 PDT
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