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Re: The Nordic Hawk is in the water
By:Hans Friedel
Date: 7/26/1999, 6:40 pm
In Response To: Re: The Nordic Hawk is in the water (mike allen)

> Very interesting design and nice kayak - pls tell us more:

> How's the secondary stability?

> With that flat bottom how's the tracking w/o the skeg?

> What is the skeg design? how operated?

> Have you tried it in surf - looks like it might be fun.

> And a two week building period? Are you Joe Pro from Ida ho???

> -mick

Well the first an secondary stability are low. This is a kayak for users of racing and exersice kayaks. The bottom is not extremly flat and the keel line is rather straight so the boat tracks nicely, it is almost a bit hard to turn. I did not add any skeg at all. But the skeg design is of a common dagger board design.

Surfing is always fun but due to the length of the boat and the straight keel line this is not a "fun and play" kayak. It is more of a fast tripping kayak

I like to canoe, so I tries to keep the building time as short as possible.

Send regards to Joe Pro

Hans

Messages In This Thread

The Nordic Hawk is in the water
Hans Friedel -- 7/25/1999, 2:59 am
Re: The Nordic Hawk is in the water
mike allen -- 7/26/1999, 3:36 pm
Re: The Nordic Hawk is in the water
Hans Friedel -- 7/26/1999, 6:40 pm