On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:23:18 -0500, Mike Dziobak <mdziobak_at_mtu.edu> wrote: [...] > But I might consider a second boat that could hold maybe a little less > gear but go faster. I don't have much opportunity to try out boats so > does anyone know of any boats that are speedier than the mariner II > fully loaded with an equivalent payload or a little less? At normal cruising speed with a fully loaded kayak, there isn't much difference between most seakayaks. The force required to maintain a 4 knots speed is close to 3.6 pounds force. As you probably know, Seakayaker Magazine has published a large range of reviews of kayaks, in which these numbers of resistance are calculated. The Mariner II however, doesn't seem to have been tested(but I'm sure Matt Broze can provide the numbers). I've published a webpage where these numbers are listed: http://www.daimi.au.dk/~pjunold/kajak/kayakstatistics2.html More information is presented here: http://www.daimi.au.dk/~pjunold/kajak/kayakstatistics.html Likewise the download page of Mariner Kayaks links to a Excel spreadsheet with some of these numbers: http://www.marinerkayaks.com/mkhtml/downloads.htm best regards Peter at 56010.18'N 10012.00'E *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 04 2003 - 04:42:27 PST
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