Oh my, there are two of us with the same name here! Less confusing than at work, where there are 5 Wayne Smiths, I guess. But to answer your question, they're talking about hull shapes --- a more "boxy" shape being classified as "Hard Chined" and a more rounded shape being classified as "Soft Chined". Regards, The other Wayne Smith Wayne Smith wrote: > Pardon me for stepping in here - But as a rank newbie in the ranks of kayaks - > What in the heck are you all talking about? > > Wayne > ----------- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Smith wsmith16_at_snet.net Check out my sea kayaking & homebrewing page: http://pages.cthome.net/wsmith16/home.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Nov 10 2000 - 17:15:09 PST
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