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Re: Trusting Science
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 1/20/2001, 8:46 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle length Spreadsheet (risto)

: p.s. Shawn, in the profiles section you've posted a photo of yourself (?) in
: a kayak you've made (?), with a paddle of your making (?) across the spray
: skirt. Did you use this formulae to calculate the length? Looks kind of
: like you didn't quite trust this science, or did you..?

Actually, yes!

Although, like any "good" engineer, I massaged the input to get the output I desired!

I have more of a high-angle stroke than a 1.2 paddling stroke style factor accommodates, so I used 1.05. That paddle in the photo is about 230, which also just fits diagonally in the bed of my pickup. Coincidence? :)

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Paddle length
Seth Ehrlich -- 1/18/2001, 2:13 pm
Re: Paddle length
Richard boyle -- 1/18/2001, 2:55 pm
Paddle length
risto -- 1/19/2001, 12:20 pm
Re: Paddle length
Les Corley -- 1/18/2001, 10:16 pm
Re: Paddle length Spreadsheet
Shawn Baker -- 1/19/2001, 2:11 pm
Re: Paddle length Spreadsheet
Ben -- 1/21/2001, 10:49 am
Re: Spreadsheet Formulae
Shawn Baker -- 1/21/2001, 12:01 pm
square root??
Dave -- 1/21/2001, 8:44 pm
Re: Smart Aleck!!...
Shawn Baker -- 1/22/2001, 11:05 am
Re: Smart Aleck!!...
dave -- 1/22/2001, 7:36 pm
Re: Paddle length Spreadsheet
risto -- 1/20/2001, 8:25 am
Re: Trusting Science
Shawn Baker -- 1/20/2001, 8:46 pm
The link isn't working (nm) *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 1/19/2001, 4:05 pm
Re: Save it first, then open
Shawn Baker -- 1/19/2001, 4:24 pm
That doesn't work, either.
Brian Nystrom -- 1/19/2001, 5:09 pm
No idea why!
Shawn Baker -- 1/19/2001, 5:17 pm
OK, so who makes a 235.831cm paddle? :)
Brian Nystrom -- 1/19/2001, 5:34 pm
That's gotta cost some bucks!!
Shawn Baker -- 1/19/2001, 5:56 pm
Hmmm...
Brian Nystrom -- 1/19/2001, 6:04 pm