In a message dated 4/9/99 12:17:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, skerries_at_hotmail.com writes: << The sponsons of a folder, in contrast, are squeezed at the bottom as they are pushed deeper into the water, and therefore expand into greater width and stability in the higher parts. >> Thanks Philip. Your explanation of what could cause the effect others have felt provides the reasonable explanation my prior posts were requesting. Many claims are made for skin boats and folders, without proof or even a believable hypothesis to back them. Your hypothesis provides something concrete to discuss, conjecture over, and even test. Now, to get the Khatsalano out and see if I can feel the effect you describe. . . . Harold *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Apr 10 1999 - 06:58:09 PDT
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