I guess I should back off from my absolutist statement about edging beamy boats. Of course, wide boats can be edged. But it isn't always easy. I weigh 140 pounds after lunch, and I have one leg that doesn't have any muscles from the thigh down, so tilting boats is not easy for me unless the outfitting is just right and the boat is responsive. I get so enthused about saying what I wish to say that I often forget that other people are stronger than me and that some people couldn't care less about edging a boat anyway. So let me be quoted as saying the following two things: 1. A wider boat requires more effort to tip on edge than a narrower boat, all things being equal 2. All things are never equal. That said, this has been a pretty interesting discussion. Those who have criticized me, thank you for being so polite. Jim Tibensky _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Sep 27 2001 - 09:39:26 PDT
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