On 8/14/07, Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: > > most baidarkas are not designed such that the > lower finger is underwater, So if they weren't a precurser to the bulbous bow designs of super-tankers, then why did they go to all that trouble to build it that way? Take a look at this remarkable example (by Harvey Golden): http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/Kayakreplicas/VK228fullsize.html Towards the bottom of this page is a close-up photograph of the slot between the upper and lower bows. I've never built a kayak but this design appears (to me, at least) to add a great deal of complexity over a Greenland bow shape. It's gives the kayak a cool look but I keep wondering why they did it. The hat is cool too. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 14 2007 - 07:52:31 PDT
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