In my post I referred to this - that there might be a reason why one style was prefered over the other. But my ultimate question was "does anyone have any experience in those differences"? On Aug 6, 2007, at 7:31 AM, Nick Schade wrote: > Before you can answer the question you must first settle the > question "best for what?" What works for surfing down a wave may > not be very good for maintaining control in a cross wind. The > differences in the bows may not reflect an "improvement" in > technology but may be an indication of a change in how the boats > were used, or they could be a result of a change in aesthetic > fashion without really effecting the aspect of performance that > was important to the Aleuts. > > On Aug 5, 2007, at 11:49 PM, Paul Montgomery wrote: > >> Sorry if this has been covered before, but I am curious as to which >> baidarka bow type is "best". Looking once again to Zimmerly's site >> >> http://www.arctickayaks.com/plans.htm >> >> there are the >> MAE593-76 - both pieces straight >> LM2-14886 - the upturned fore piece >> Kodiak3-holeMAE536 - both upturned >> >> Perhaps Zimmerly covers this somewhere ( my copy of the book will be >> here later this week ). >> >> Apparently the first example ( both pieces straight ) fell out of >> style about 1850. So I assume that the others are technologically >> "more advanced". A change in style usually comes from new needs or >> perhaps different seas or even materials/tools. >> >> Does anyone here have hands on experience of what the differences are >> in the styles? Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.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 Wed Aug 08 2007 - 04:25:39 PDT
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