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Re: Moving the seat
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 7/10/2000, 10:31 am
In Response To: Moving the seat (Vernon Lowery)

In general, moving the seat back will tend to move the lateral center of force backwards faster than it moves the center of gravity. This is like putting larger feathers on the back of an arrow. Moving your seat back or throwing a water bottle in the stern will usually improve the tracking.

: Which way should I move my Center of Gravity (c.g., seat, butt) to keep my
: 14' auk from spinning around when I coast? It's slightly aggrivating to
: coast while waiting for somone and still have to do steering corrections!
: The thing paddles great and straight, doesn't windvane but swaps end like
: a dead jet ski when coasting. Is this just the nature of the beast? Thanks
: Vernon

Messages In This Thread

Moving the seat
Vernon Lowery -- 7/8/2000, 8:23 pm
Check out http://www.marinerkayaks.com/
Brian Nystrom -- 7/10/2000, 3:52 pm
Re: Moving the seat
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/10/2000, 10:31 am
Re: Moving the seat foreward (?)
Dean Trexel -- 7/9/2000, 7:55 pm
Adding Ballast
Vernon Lowery -- 7/10/2000, 9:51 am
Re: hydrodynamics - Nick, your opinion please
Erez -- 7/9/2000, 5:47 pm
Re: Moving the seat
Mike Scarborough -- 7/9/2000, 7:15 am