G'Day, I'm 140lb and paddle a boat reputed to be like an Icefloe and supposed to be difficult in a following sea. Have fibreglassed stainless steel rings into the rear compartment and also into the cockpit in front of my seat. At first I used a comprehensive bag of safety equipment and water as ballast and tied it down to the rings with bungee. It was very effective. Over time I got used to much smaller loads or doing without. The rings in the cockpit are for tying down a helmet which otherwise doesn't fit into the day hatch. Can anyone tell me whether ballast in the rear improves the performance in a following sea - I'm wondering if the fact I don't have a problem with a boat that is supposed to have such a problem is because I'm putting some gear in the rear hatch. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 19 2002 - 14:44:27 PDT
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