My last email missed an important point. Although I haven't seen a Klepper expedition sponson deform when held under water, it probably would deform when hit with a solid wave and the impulse response might be considerably damped. Thus could the energy absorbtion of waves pounding into a deformable skin and sponson (like bullets into wadding) render the kayak more stable? PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 11 1999 - 02:10:56 PDT
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