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Re: Baidarka link (is this true?)
By:Karl Kulp
Date: 6/22/1998, 9:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Baidarka link (is this true?) (Mark Kanzler)

> Is this true?

> "A small baidarka is light enough that a child can carry
> it. It'll capsize if you put it in the water without a passenger."
> Sometimes I throw (er, I place) a rock in the front of my canoe when I'm paddling alone, which gives a little directional stability. I think the Aleutians (et. al.) put ballast in. As to a baidarka capsizing without a passenger, I don't know...I haven't finished one yet.

Karl Kulp

Messages In This Thread

Baidarka link
Karl Kulp -- 6/21/1998, 4:53 pm
Re: Baidarka article in Wooden Boat
Jay Babina -- 6/23/1998, 9:52 am
Re: Baidarka link (is this true?)
Mark Kanzler -- 6/22/1998, 10:57 am
Re: Baidarka link (is this true?)
Bram van der Sluys -- 6/24/1998, 2:10 am
Re: Baidarka link (is this true?)
Karl Kulp -- 6/22/1998, 9:03 pm
Re: Baidarka link (is this true?)
Karl Kulp -- 6/22/1998, 11:07 am