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From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddle length
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 07:52:42 -0800
Kenneth Cooperstein wrote:
> 
<BTW, Cooperstein's post of the formula stimulated this post [re: paddles I use
in a single versus a double].  I suspect it is intended for use in singles
only.  Dave Kruger>

> Actually, a double would be appear to be accommodated by the boat width factor.  Hi-ever, as with all regressions and factor analyses, you get into trouble when you try to extrapolate beyond the sample's envelope.  I suspect
> that the formula is not reliable for beams bigger than around 25".

That may explain the large difference when I go from a single (220 cm) to a
double (250 cm).  The double is 36 inches wide!

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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