> > 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. > > 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. Naw, the critical issue is just getting the balance right. If you get the balance right, the directional stability will be fine. I don't think cars are a good analogy, because there you're dealing with rolling resistance, etc from wheels and that doesn't apply. *************************************************************************** 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 - 17:03:00 PDT
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