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Sharpness of bow
By:Fritjof Karlsson
Date: 2/16/1999, 2:57 am

How sharp shall I make the bow. My glassfiberkayak is almost 20 mm in the bow but that seems to be to much for a stripbuilt kayak. I am using 4.5 mm strips and that gives the bow a width of about 5 mm. Is it to sharp? I suppose itīs a question of speed visavi strength. Fritjof

Messages In This Thread

Sharpness of bow
Fritjof Karlsson -- 2/16/1999, 2:57 am
Re: Sharpness of bow
Nick Schade -- 2/16/1999, 3:34 pm
Re: Sharpness of bow
Shawn Baker -- 2/16/1999, 10:37 am