"D. Scanlan" <dscanlan_at_shaw.ca> wrote: >> On an overnight trip this weekend, I ran into a bit of a problem with my boat [snip] My Narpa weather cocked like mad all the way accross. [snip] Usually this boat tracks very well in wind without any rudder. One of my paddling buds said he thought my boat could have been looking a bit nose heavy. I might have had a little more gear than usual up front ( 10 lbs) but it didn't feel any different in the water. >> Others have dealt with skegs, rudders, etc., but I have not seen anyone address the issue of trim. In short: yes! You can alter the weathercocking/leecocking behavior by loading the boat bow heavy or stern heavy. You probably would not notice this until you got into the heavy seas and wind, and moving 10 lbs from the forward part of the bow compartment to the rear end of the stern compartment should be noticeable in heavy conditions. This is __not__ a good way to deal with weathercocking/lee cocking, though, because once trimmed, you are married to that trim until the end of a rough crossing. I once shepherded a paddler across a windy passage whose boat leecocked slightly, and because the paddler did not have the strength/skills to compensate, we had to tow the person (the boat had no rudder), and if we hadn't, the paddler would have ended up in a bad place. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 03 2002 - 11:14:19 PST
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