John F. wrote: >I don't think I've ever claimed that it doesn't weathercock. That's >pretty much my biggest complaint with it. Rumor has it that boat went into production before prototyping. I haven't paddled the NB, but I know my Chesapeake 17 could have benefitted from a few more tweaks. (Its back deck is waaay too high, too). CLC's boats seem to be very fast, but aren't optimized for really serious conditions paddlers or rollers. Gabriel R. wrote: >My North Bay would have been a MUCH nicer boat if I had >placed the cockpit 4-5 inches aft >I am considering sawing off the deck and doing some >extensive modifications. John F. wrote: >I've thought about doing the same with mine and making a cedar strip >deck. I'd lower the rear deck and recess the cockpit combing to make >it easier to do layback rolls. Ponder Bobby Curtis' website--you can see how his Sea Spirit design came about after he was dissatisfied with some of the NB's characteristics. http://www.seaspiritkayaks.com Shawn Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 22 2002 - 14:47:00 PDT
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