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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 4/9/2010, 1:35 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka (Dave Gentry)

: Err, my "Sea Flea" is not like the others, it just
: happened to turn out pretty close. Tom's design definitely does
: not have the same sweeping sheer.

: I find Tom's Rolldarka to be a great roller, btw, though I'm not
: sure if that translates to the Kidarka.

I've done some calculations and have converted the offsets to have 20% less sheer to keel. This should help with layback rolls for my daughter, but it should come easy for her as she is currently taking swimming and gymnastics at the Y.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/1/2010, 11:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 4/2/2010, 9:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/2/2010, 10:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Dave Gentry -- 4/2/2010, 11:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/9/2010, 1:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Foster -- 4/9/2010, 10:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/10/2010, 10:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2010, 1:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/11/2010, 11:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Bill Hamm -- 4/12/2010, 12:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/12/2010, 12:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2010, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/12/2010, 12:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/10/2010, 12:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/2/2010, 3:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Considering Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 4/2/2010, 10:21 am