Flex can also store energy as in a spring and all its practical applications such as the archery bow. Is it possible for energy stored in hull flex to be returned in a useful way? Can this be why some claim that their skin boats are faster over rough water? Steve Brown -----Original Message----- .......any flex at all is absorbing some propulsive energy from the paddler........ Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Oct 04 2004 - 14:27:38 PDT
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