Re: [Paddlewise] Question of Khatsalano kayak

Hi Patrick,

On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:29:34 +0200
Patrick Maun <patrick_at_patrickmaun.com> wrote:


> Some leaning and paddle compensation helped. Well, it helped for a 
> bit. After a while I noticed that my boat was really going to the 
> left. I mean badly. I was sitting on my edge and having to compensate 
> with a rudder stroke every third stroke. We landed for a break and I 
> moved the very light load I had with me around thinking that the load 
> weight might just be off-centered.
> 

[snip]
> 
> See, what I didn't mention before is that we drove two hours down to 
> the trip put-in and as the Khats still takes me forever to build, I 
> car-topped it. They use these strange, to me anyways, sideways 
> stacker-thingies here. The boat was on its right side for the trip 
> down. Seemed like a frame bent to the right would turn left in the 
> water. Any of you designer/builders want to comment?

Did you look inside the boat, if the frame is off-centered? I own an K1
and I transport the boat a lot and for longer times in these
"stacker-thingies", which are mounted an my car especially for my
WW-boats. I also car topped my Pouch E65-folder, a 50 years old German
wooden frame folder. Never noticed any damage or bending.
On some occasions I builded up the K1 the wrong way means the frame was
not really straight in the skin. The boat was going to one side
afterwards.

> The seat is annoying as the back is much too high. Makes for 
> a comfortable ride, but lousy for laybacks. I took the plastic back 
> out but still haven't gotten it to the point where it is as 
> comfortable as I'd like it to be. The plastic crossrib behind the 
> seat has a little know on it that drives into my back when sculling 
> and rolling.

You could try to drill a hole horizontal through the top auf the rip and
tap a thread in the plastic so that the Knob with the screw is sitting
on the side. Another possibility is to use a screw with a smaller knob.
And: Have you ever tried to put the screw in the thread from beneath?
Just an idea, never tried one of these things myself.


I hope nothing is damaged at your Khats

Rainer

--
Rainer Schroeter, Marburg (Lahn), Germany

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