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Re: S&G: Stability
By:Gord Clarke
Date: 10/22/2009, 9:51 am
In Response To: S&G: Stability (Gord Clarke)

Thanks for your responses. When I paddled my first kayak it felt very fast, tippy and responsive and as others have stated, now it feels more barge-ish.
If a kayak such as the Night Heron is more stable at rest compared to others of that comparative width, I assume, as someone suggested, it is due mostly to hull design. Would it be logical to look for those same features (flatter bottom, more rocker & ??) in other medium to narrow width kayaks? Or is that a waste of time? There are so many beautiful looking kayaks out there and one cannot test paddle them all - just trying to narrow the search a little and find the best compromise.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Stability
Gord Clarke -- 10/20/2009, 8:16 pm
Re: S&G: Stability
Gord Clarke -- 10/22/2009, 9:51 am
Re: S&G: Stability
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 4:53 pm
Re: S&G: Stability
vk1nf -- 10/21/2009, 1:50 pm
Re: S&G: Stability
Andy Waddington -- 10/21/2009, 11:46 am
Re: S&G: Stability
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:12 am
Re: S&G: Stability------WebKitFormBoundaryOHu1V+g5
Robert N Pruden------WebKitFormBoundaryOHu1V+g5wLS -- 10/21/2009, 9:51 am
Re: S&G: Stability------WebKitFormBoundaryOHu1V+g5
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 2:57 am
Yep, Nick's S&G Night Heron *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/20/2009, 10:03 pm
Stability in two words--paddle float
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/20/2009, 9:01 pm
Re: Stability in two words--Greenland paddle
Ogata, eric -- 10/21/2009, 3:29 pm
Re: Stability in two words--paddle float
etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 9:26 am
Re: Stability in two words--paddle float *LINK*
Barry -- 10/26/2009, 11:49 am
Re: Stability in two words--paddle float
Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2009, 12:10 pm
Re: Stability in two different words--core strengt
Craig Robinson -- 10/21/2009, 4:14 am
don't confuse stability with ability
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/24/2009, 5:18 pm
Re: don't confuse stability with ability
Craig Robinson -- 10/27/2009, 1:22 am
Re: S&G: Stability
Charlie -- 10/20/2009, 8:40 pm