On Wed, 19 May 1999, John Fereira wrote: > Why is there such a preoccupation amoung paddlers to get the absolutely > lightest boat possible? Except for the few minutes that might take > to unload and load the boat from a vehicle does a pound or two *really* > make a measurable difference for most paddlers? A pound or two won't matter. Ten pounds "feels different" to me, I also rarely paddle with a loaded boat and regularly enter races (canoes, touring kayaks, and surf skis). As for measurable I've never done timings. Also I doubt the majority of this list could be quantified as typical of "most paddlers". A friend decided against buying my Bell Magic from me because the 39 pound boat felt so much heavier (while paddling) to him than his usual 28(?) pound singles boat. Anyone interested in a 1 year old carbon/kevlar bell magic solo touring canoe... kirk (in New England) *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 20 1999 - 07:55:34 PDT
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