A friend of me bought a Falco touring kayak, kind of a hybrid between a touring kayak and a sea kayak. She was very surprised (upset, disappointed) that the bottom of the boat was hollow: When laying on a flat surface, it rests on bow and stern with the middle section about 5 centimeters above ground. I guess this can't be a production error, not in a polyesther boat. It must be a deliberate design, but I don't understand why. Can anybody explain what advantages this built might have? I think my friend needs some reassurance that she's bought the right kayak. I am quite sure this friend is not a member of PaddleWise, so you can tell the truth, I will filter the answers myself. Niels. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Niels, is it possible that heat got to it resting on saddles (like on a car top)? "Blaauw, Niels" wrote: > > A friend of me bought a Falco touring kayak, kind of a hybrid between a > touring kayak and a sea kayak. She was very surprised (upset, disappointed) > that the bottom of the boat was hollow: When laying on a flat surface, it > rests on bow and stern with the middle section about 5 centimeters above > ground. > -- ¤ Gabriel L Romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com + /diary or + /paint *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
The term for reverse rocker is *hogged*. Don't know why it would be hogged, as I'm not familiar with Falco kayaks but if it is new she might take it back and see what's up. If it's used, you could add rocker to the boat by hanging it from the ends and filling it with hot water. We used to do this with whitewater kayaks back in the '80's. Good Luck. Steve Scherrer aldercreek.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Blaauw, Niels writes: > A friend of me bought a Falco touring kayak, kind of a hybrid between a > touring kayak and a sea kayak. She was very surprised (upset, disappointed) > that the bottom of the boat was hollow: When laying on a flat surface, it > rests on bow and stern with the middle section about 5 centimeters above > ground. > > I guess this can't be a production error, not in a polyesther boat. It must > be a deliberate design, but I don't understand why. > My old polyethylene Sea Lion was hogged, too, which was one reason I got rid of it. Someone told me the fiberglass original from which the mold was created did not have this defect, and that the poly version assumed the hogged shape only after it was removed from the mold. So if this information is correct, then it can indeed be a production error -- and a repeatable one, at that. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "cholst" <cholst_at_bitstream.net> > My old polyethylene Sea Lion was hogged, too, which was one reason I got rid > of it. Someone told me the fiberglass original from which the mold was > created did not have this defect, and that the poly version assumed the > hogged shape only after it was removed from the mold. So if this information > is correct, then it can indeed be a production error -- and a repeatable > one, at that. I once saw a Feathercraft K-2 that took on a negative rocker. It was owned by any older couple who found the assembly so vexing that they kept it assembled all the time. The trouble is that it was left on their roof rack on a car with not a particularly long roof line. The double is around 20 feet long. Eventually the ends sagged from months of such storage giving it a negative rocker. To a degree, when placed on the water, the flexibility of the frame and their weight in the cockpit area brought the rocker back toward its intended design but not fully as far as I could tell. BTW, you certainly can carry a K-2 for hundreds or thousands of miles on your car. Just don't constantly store it on your roof rack unless you prepare some way of supporting more of its length. One fellow who was forced to permanently store his Khatsalano on his roofrack, hit on the idea of using an extension ladder as a base for carrying the boat on the roof of his SUV. He cut out foam blocks to support the Khats at I think about 6 to 8 places for greater retention of shape and rocker. It worked quite well but one day he drove into an underground garage forgetting he had the thing on his roof. The rigid solid ladder and its extensive connections to his roof made it incredibly solid. Ordinarily in such situations, roof racks will pop off or straps at the normal two spots will pop off. But his didn't. What gave was his poor Khats and it totaled. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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