> I'll bet that whining noise I'm hearing is all > the rolling freaks whining about not being able to lay back on the back > deck. Still, I would find the back support welcome for normal paddling. Interestingly enough, I was first inspired 20 years ago to put a hump on my kayak primarily to lean against. Its other advantages were secondary. My early boats with the design, however, all ended up with the hump too far back to actually lean against and I was young enough that I did not really care much one way or another. This is the first one that I can comfortably lean against the hump. Amongst friends I will confess that I occasionally do just that, though I know it is poor form. This kayak rolls exceedingly easily because of the buoyancy of the hump. My 9 yo son can roll it with his hands. For rolling, there are alternate positions that allow rolling to be accomplished quite handily (so to speak). The hump is a disadvantage when trying to get back into the boat from the water, if you do not do a reentry and roll. Most reentry scenarios place the body, at one time or another, low over the back deck which is obviously not possible with this design. *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 28 2001 - 07:04:48 PST
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