Someone said: > Fresh water is less dense. Hence, the displacement of kayak's hull > is greater. More wetted area equals a more 'sluggish' feel. The density difference is about 3 per cent. That translates to less than 0.12 inches greater immersion for a typical sea kayak, or, about what an extra ten pounds of cargo would cause. I challenge you to do some single-blind testing of your kayak's "sluggishness" with (and then without) ten pounds of cargo added, five pounds forward, and five pounds aft. I'll bet a pitcher of high-quality designer beer you can't tell when you've got the ten pounds aboard. -- 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 May 18 2004 - 08:25:10 PDT
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