> To go back to Duane's question, in terms of having a hull design that > seems > to be able to do everything people say they want in a kayak without adding > doodads like skegs and rudders, why aren't there more modern adaptations > of > those designs? Could it be simply due to pride? If the mariner design was the dominate design then there would not be many other kayak designers in business. In other words no matter how great the mariner design might be, there will aways be some pride filled designer out there that thinks he/she can come up with something better or at least different. And I think it's hard for first time kayak buyers to appreciate the subtleties of the mariner design which creates a demand for kayaks with rudders/skegs. -mike *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 10 2008 - 21:32:13 PDT
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