At 10:03 PM 8/10/00 -0400, Michael Daly wrote: > >It seems to me that a variable-shape kayak would be a fine >thing. To be able to change from a long fast cruiser to a >rockered playboat as conditions change would be great. >A skeg is just, IMNSHO, a step in that direction. Skeg >up - take advantage of the rocker. Skeg down - get better >tracking. How about a boat that bends in the middle, intentionally, and needs a mechanical stiffener? Throw a lever, and a long, straight boat gets six inches or a foot of rocker to help make a sharp turn. Throw it back, and it becomes a serious tracker again. I did a back of the envelope design for such a boat one time -- actually a raft, for a fun raft race that had a single sharp turn. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 11 2000 - 05:46:47 PDT
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