Re: [Paddlewise] fore and aft

From: Joseph Sanford <jcasanford_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 17:43:40 -0400
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> Joseph Sanford asks - << Does it matter in the handling of the craft where
> you place the cargo so long as you do not disturb the center of mass?  >>
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> Actually, I think there may be one more "rat fact" which is worth mention.
> Load the things with the most mass, such as water, on the *bottom* of the
> boat. I was once foolish enough to load some of the "massier" things nearer
> that sheerline.
Lowering the center of mass (gravity on the earth) will certainly increase
the stability.  In the absence of good Canadian ballast rocks,  contained
water will help.  Joe s
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