From: "Alex Ferguson" <a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz> > >Why do so many designs have/show the bulkheads so far forward/aft? ... > >inordinate amount of extra water (read weight) in a flooded cockpit? ... > > Seems to be a North American thing as glass boats here commonly have the > seat making the aft bulkhead as far forward as the middle of the thighs and > up to the coaming. When I first looked at a Perception Shadow, I liked the fact that it had the British-style, sloped rear bulkhead tight against the seat, all in Kevlar. When Amie and I went to buy her one, it had a vertical foam bulkhead further aft of the seat. I asked about it (we were at Rockwood Outfitters, who until last year had the contract for making composite Shadows and Eclipses for Perception), I was told that they build two versions, depending on who was ordering it. "Who" in this case were the retailers and wholesalers. So whether you get a "good" or "bad" design depends on who the middle man is. Interesting. I wonder if other manufacturers do this? Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Feb 21 2001 - 19:00:27 PST
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