I can't recall who asked about the volume the body takes up inside the boat or if anyone answered but I finally found something that might help. The weight of feet, legs and hip region account for approximately 49% of the body weight. This varies with fat content etc. and you would have to vary the hip volume according to the depth of the boat. Using the average body density (can't recall what it is but I am sure some one out there knows you can calculate the volume. The figures come from Hay, "The Biomechanics of Sports Techniques" Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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