Of course I want to know, but first let me guess. I always want to guess for the practice I get at guessing. Years ago I decided that since I couldn't really know anything for sure, I needed to become a good guesser and one gets better at anything with practice. So I'm guessing the stern hit the sand and seriously damaged the kayak where it was folded probably about half way between the back of the cockpit and the stern, likely at some natural fold point in that general area. It probably had some damage to the rudder as well. At least bent it if it didn't break it right off the stern or broke some fiberglass off the stern with it. I've more than once had to use my kayak to block the wind to a Nordkapp HM's bow so the paddler could turn up into the wind. As I recall your Nordkapp had been an HM before you modified its keel to more closely resemble an HS. Was that before you stuck that honking husky rudder on it or later? Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com -----Original Message----- From: Doug Lloyd [mailto:douglloyd_at_shaw.ca] You don't want to know what else happened to that kayak next in that photoshoot! Matt said: > Greater fullness at the stern can also make for a wetter ride (all other > things being equal) because the previous wave may be (given a roughly > kayak > length wavelength--the roughest kind) lifting it more and not letting the > bow pivot back up as easily as a finer stern (which can sink further > allowing the bow pivot up more). Ah yes, a finer stern. My Nordkapp has a fine looking rear end. Love the sea kindly ride in the messy stuff. Craig doesn't know wht he's missing. Though, his Mariner kayaks are the next best thing. :-) ..........just some humour Matt!!!!!!!!!!!! DL *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 18 2008 - 05:14:52 PDT
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