Peter Cragg wrote: > Moving the seat is not too bad on a 16.5 ft kayak, It is critical in a > white water boat - may help or screw up balance. > > I can produce the same effect by loading stuff in the fron or in the > rear - as far as balance. Right. (Expected use is day paddling, so a small pack can be dropped in the front. It will also be used by shorter-legged family members.) > It may effect the paddling though. Think of the boat as having front > wheel drive. If you slouch or lean back it is rear wheel drive, and > hard to control. Moving the seat back could have the same effect. Hmmmm. Shouldn't it track easier, if paddling a bit less efficiently, except for the potential for the bow to catch more wind and get blown off course? (Is that lee-cocking?) GaryJ -- Director, Family Canoeing Centre Recreational canoeing courses for the whole family. +--------------------------------+ | /"\ | | \ / | | X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN | | / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL & NEWS | +--------------------------------+ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 05 2003 - 10:45:54 PDT
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