> very nice handling Aleut replica kayak he had made. The resulting glass > kayak was not a real nice kayak. One of its problems was that it gave a much > wetter ride that the same shaped SOF had been. I analyzed the problem to be > the lack of longitudinal flex in the fiberglass kayak compared to the SOF. > While the bow volume had been plenty when the bow could bend to lift over > the waves that same volume was totally inadequate when it couldn't flex > nearly as much. Didn't want to interfere when Titans were figting ;-), just wonder if *performance* should normally mean comfort or mechanical strength in rough conditions, and not speed, (when flex and inherent bumps and dents of SOF hull might become a hindrance). *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Sep 22 2004 - 19:13:08 PDT
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