For those of you who would like to explore a little more off topic here are some sites for pedal boats. The one at REI is the Cadence (built in Redmond WA I believe) but I don't know if it has a website. I have seen them but have not pedaled one yet. They must be 28 to 30" wide and you sit very low in them so they get their stability from that. I have pedaled some wide kayak hulls rigged with a Sea Saber propulsion unit and found them nervously tippy because they didn't have that paddle to use for stability. I have owned a Sea Saber which though no longer made is the fastest displacement craft I have ever seen. It was 11" wide and 21' long with a proa type outrigger and at 50 lbs. an elegant design. I tried the Wavebike last 4th of July and it was very interesting but needed a little more engineering on the retractable outrigger (dare I say it) sponsons. Basic concept is strange but sound and it is probably the fastest presently available pedal powered displacement hull. The Decavitator is the record holder mentioned in one post with the air prop and hydrofoils. many years ago Scientific American had an article on Human powered watercraft that had several strange designs. Don't miss the Trampafoil. For those interested enjoy the links (but lets get back to paddling on paddlewise). Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com http://www.ihpva.org/ http://lancet.mit.edu/decavitator/ http://members.aol.com/jfreeent/ http://www.wavebike.com/ http://www.hobiecat.com/mirage/default.html http://www.trampofoil.se/ http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/ http://www.velosea.com/ http://www.hydrobikes.com/ http://www.tip.net.au/~mmosig/ http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/boat.htm http://www.suncatcher.com/hydroCraft.htm http://www.hydrocycles.com/ http://www.seabikes.de/ http://www.qpg.com/N/nauticraft/ http://www.ozone-watercraft.com/photo.htm http://www.llboats.com/WW.html http://www.bwmarineproducts.com/contour_pedal_boats.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:53:52 PST
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